A board member said they didn’t think parents wanted busing, but after talking with them, concluded that’s not true.
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Einstein could lose two charter schools over its busing dispute with the school district
The school district could look for another organization to run the schools or let one start up new schools in their place.
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Harney charter school is in trouble with the Orleans Parish school district for financial management
The school district wants to know whether it still has a side contract with its chief financial officer, which is the subject of a state ethics investigation.
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Plessy Community School hires interim head of school for permanent post
Larisa Gray turned down the job, so Meghan Raychaudhuri will assume the top spot permanently.
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Orleans Parish School district must pay $12 million to students who attended school atop hazardous waste site
Students will get about $1,000 for each year they attended, but the school board has decided not to pay any judgments this school year.
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State ethics lawyer says charter school leader or her relatives should be fired for breaking nepotism laws
Doris Roché-Hicks runs Friends of King Schools, where several of her relatives have worked. The state says three of those arrangements are against the law.
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ReNEW Schools will get its fourth CEO in just over two years
Kevin Guitterrez said he hasn’t been able to execute the changes needed at the charter network.
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Lots of questions, few answers about plan to phase out McDonogh 35 and start up a new school in its place
The superintendent says the school is not shutting down. The school district says the new school must keep the McDonogh 35 name.
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Singleton Charter School gets official warning for standardized test cheating, other irregularities
The Y has changed its tune after denying the problem last fall.
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Orleans Parish school district plans to shut down McDonogh 35 and start over with a new, privately operated school with the same name
Starting this fall, New Orleans’ school board won’t actually run any schools in the city.