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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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.
Singleton Charter School gets official warning for standardized test cheating, other irregularities
The Y has changed its tune after denying the problem last fall.
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.
As charter employee faces ethics charges, school drags feet on records requests
Harney hasn’t provided records and isn’t answering questions about its finances.
As Louisiana lags in African-American college enrollment, schools try to recruit the underserved
Numbers show some slow progress, but Louisiana still lags way behind the rest of the country enrolling and retaining African-American students.
LSU among the many flagship universities that leave black and Latino students behind
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.
Singleton charter school won’t expand to Mahalia Jackson site after standardized test irregularities
Tests for 165 students were voided at Singleton; an investigation is ongoing.
DA drops three-year-old case against former school employee accused of molesting boy
The case had been delayed 19 times. At the last court date, the alleged victim was unwilling to testify, the DA’s office said.
CEO of Singleton charter to step down in the wake of standardized test cheating scandal
He’s the fifth person to lose his job after the state flagged tests for 165 students.
Four employees at Singleton fired after ‘systemic’ irregularities discovered on standardized tests
The terminations at James M. Singleton Charter School follow an investigation by the state Department of Education. The state voided tests for at least 177 students, nearly half of its enrollment. A lawyer for the fired educators said they did nothing wrong.
