Runell King said Kennedy High school employees improperly inflated students’ grades from failing to passing. He was fired and has since hired an attorney.
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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.
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OPSB owes America—and our kids—smarter stewardship of school buildings
Diverting money from maintenance is a truly bad idea.
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Harney’s emergency bathroom repairs complete, school district says
The school district is leaving portable toilets on campus as a precaution.
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Lead filter installation now nearly complete at Plessy Community School
The move comes one week after a 7th-grader’s water test prompted action. Dozens of other New Orleans public schools are still waiting for lead filters.
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Students at school slated for closure face yet another hurdle: no bathrooms
Plumbing contractors were digging up Edgar P. Harney elementary school’s lush front lawn on Willow Street Tuesday afternoon while a portable toilet trailer sat on the school’s blacktop playground along busy Claiborne Avenue. “The bathrooms aren’t working,” one of the workers told The Lens. A clogged sewer line was initially to blame. But when contractors […]
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New Beginnings CEO placed on paid leave during investigation into grade inflation, falsifying records
Law firm will investigate grade changes at Kennedy High School and allegations that CEO falsified board records related to a lucrative bus contract.
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School district delays lead water filter installation at French Quarter school
Orleans district promised Monday installation at Plessy after a test performed by a student found possible contaminants. But the filters won’t work properly without booster pumps. The district says about 16 schools need the pumps.
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New Orleans 7th grader’s lead test results prompt district to speed up filter installation at French Quarter school
The district’s pledge to install filters in all schools has been delayed several times.
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Parent says Bricolage Academy’s new aftercare policies exclude special education students
The charter school’s board gave Bricolage’s CEO an April 15 deadline for a report on special education services. A lawyer says schools must include children with disabilities in after-school programs.