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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.

Children return to schools without promised water filters to screen lead

After school officials announced they would test school water for lead in 2016, they decided to install filters instead. But the school district has yet to sign a contract with a filter company.
by Marta Jewson August 14, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Lafayette Academy students at little risk of asbestos-related health problems, doctor tells parents

Asbestos removal work happened when kids were in school. But a Children’s Hospital lung doctor says their exposure was “negligible.”
by Jess Clark August 13, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

How about creating schools with more purpose than test scores and letter grades?

Students benefit, but so do their communities.
by Folwell Dunbar August 13, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans school district cites Harney charter school for possible violations of federal law

The school has racked up nine district warnings this year.
by Marta Jewson August 9, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Three top Orleans school district officials resign

The shakeup at the central office comes as RSD schools transition back to local oversight.
by Marta Jewson August 8, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Turnover continues at Harney charter school as board selects another principal

Former assistant principal is the fourth leader the board has picked in the past year.
by Marta Jewson August 7, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

After school was closed for asbestos concerns, relocation site faced the same problem this week

District says possible contamination at alternate site was minor and has been fixed.
by Marta Jewson August 2, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Harney charter’s bank account stretched thin while board account sat flush

During the same time period, the school delayed its employees’ retirement benefit payments.
by Marta Jewson August 1, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Harney charter school has fired its chief financial officer, board president says

Brent Washington Sr. is under a formal investigation for doing accounting work for Harney on the side.
by Marta Jewson July 24, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Ethics board rules Friends of King CEO Doris Hicks must lose her job for employing relatives

Doris Roché-Hicks employed her sister and son-in-law, and she signed checks to her daughter under a consulting contract.
by Marta Jewson July 20, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

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