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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.

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
by Marta Jewson April 24, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Marta Jewson April 23, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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
by Marta Jewson April 17, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Marta Jewson April 16, 2019 Updated December 24, 2019

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.
by Marta Jewson April 11, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Marta Jewson April 10, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

OPSB owes America—and our kids—smarter stewardship of school buildings

Diverting money from maintenance is a truly bad idea.
by Lona Edwards Hankins April 8, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Harney’s emergency bathroom repairs complete, school district says

The school district is leaving portable toilets on campus as a precaution.
by Marta Jewson April 5, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Marta Jewson April 4, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Students at school slated for closure face yet another hurdle: no bathrooms

by Marta Jewson April 3, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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