New Beginnings schools CEO resigns amid grade-changing investigation
CEO Michelle Blouin-Williams has been on paid leave since an investigation began April 1. She is also being investigated for allegedly falsifying public records.
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Schools
Reporting on education in New Orleans and across Louisiana. This category explores how policies, leadership, and community voices shape the experiences of students, teachers, and families—covering everything from classroom challenges to school reforms and success stories.
Lead-removal filter project drags on as school district deals with water pressure
More than half of schools with water filters have at least some that are not working. The district has known about low water pressure problems since September.
OneApp enrollment lottery results bring mixed emotions
The main-round results were released Wednesday, parents must register with the school or enter the second round
ReNEW charter network relocating McNair students, closing campus this summer
The charter network operates an early childhood center and a therapeutic day program at the Carrollton Avenue school.
District releases Plessy School’s lead test results
The district rushed to install filters after a 13-year-old tested the water in mid-March
Class Dismissed: OneApp
Part three in a series on school closures in New Orleans. The centralized school enrollment lottery takes months to conduct and offers special priority to students in closing schools. Two parents whose kids attend closing schools tell us how they’re playing the odds for next year.
Fired New Beginnings ‘whistleblower’ asks board to rehire him
Runell King said Kennedy High school employees improperly inflated students' grades from failing to passing. He was fired and has since hired an attorney.
Kennedy High School voided 144 state exams last year, after giving wrong test
The school had, by far, the most tests voided due to irregularities of any school in the state. A lawyer for Kennedy's charter group said the issue will be added to an ongoing investigation into other problems, including alleged grade-fixing.
OPSB owes America—and our kids—smarter stewardship of school buildings
Diverting money from maintenance is a truly bad idea.
Harney’s emergency bathroom repairs complete, school district says
The school district is leaving portable toilets on campus as a precaution.
