Personalized learning is transforming schools in the Crescent City, but what does that mean for students? Some educators support the philosophy but worry it’s causing kids to spend too much time learning alone in front of a screen.
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Live coverage: Cypress parents meet with Orleans Parish school district officials to discuss future of their charter school
The school district says it will step in to run the school next year so the financially struggling school doesn’t close.
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Two days after parents learned Cypress Academy will close, parish superintendent decides to keep it open
The charter school told parents Sunday it would close for good this week.
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Facing closure, Cypress Academy parents demand answers from charter, parish school boards
“We ask that you offer real solutions to this terrible situation in which you have put our families,” they wrote.
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Parents get three days’ notice that Cypress Academy will close at the end of the school year
Students will be transferred to another charter network.
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School board puts off decision to cancel tax exemptions that cost $3.7 million a year
The city uses the tax exemption to lure companies, so the boards wants to hear from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
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New Orleans schools may deny state’s costliest tax break
Exemption costs schools $3.7 million per year. Extra money could be used to help fund pre-K expansion.
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In the high-stakes charter system, schools shouldn’t just be measured by tests, researchers say
The Education Research Alliance of New Orleans explored how graduation rates, college entrance rates and student improvement could factor into accountability.
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Parents, alumni protest plan to halt admissions at McDonogh 35
School district says no new students will be admitted for the next six months.
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Board president charged $1,500 in fine dining on Harney charter school’s credit card
The Rev. Charles Southall had a school credit card issued in his name.