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.
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.
Kevin Guitterrez said he hasn’t been able to execute the changes needed at the charter network.
The superintendent says the school is not shutting down. The school district says the new school must keep the McDonogh 35 name.
The Y has changed its tune after denying the problem last fall.
Starting this fall, New Orleans’ school board won’t actually run any schools in the city.
Harney hasn’t provided records and isn’t answering questions about its finances.
Numbers show some slow progress, but Louisiana still lags way behind the rest of the country enrolling and retaining African-American students.
The most sought-after public universities in the U.S. often don’t reflect their state populations, according to an analysis by The Hechinger Report. LSU has one of the largest gaps between black high-school graduates and freshmen. Five of the six states with the largest gaps are in the South.
Tests for 165 students were voided at Singleton; an investigation is ongoing.
