School board considers closing Mahalia Jackson school, offering building to Dryades YMCA
Dryades would move younger students at James M. Singleton Charter School to the site.
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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.
Compare 2017 school performance scores for New Orleans schools
Schools run by the Orleans Parish School Board and the Recovery School District received a C this year.
State warns International High School for making it hard for students to enroll
This is the second time in two years the school has been cited for enrollment violations.
School drinking water will be tested for lead — after filters are installed to remove it
If the filters are installed properly, the tests should not detect any lead. School leaders decided not to test the water before installing filters.
Orleans Parish School Board plans to spend $800,000 on filters to remove lead from water
School officials planned to test water, but they changed course after the water board raised questions.
KIPP Leadership employee falsified records to admit children too young for kindergarten
The children can stay, but the state won’t pay for their education this year.
Collegiate Academies didn’t track employee background checks for three years
In two cases, auditors couldn’t find evidence that background checks had been conducted.
Einstein’s dispute over busing students is part of the charter conundrum: choice vs. autonomy
A parent said she was forced to transfer her kids from an Einstein school after she was told her kids would have to take a city bus.
Plans to test school drinking water for lead were abandoned after water board raised questions
Last fall, school officials announced plans to test water for lead at 10 schools. The city water board argued they should allow more lead in the water before taking action, and a testing consultant wondered whether the water board would challenge his results. The test plans were dropped in favor of filters, which haven’t been installed yet.
The Orleans Parish School Board wants someone to take over the building housing Mahalia Jackson
The board hasn’t decided whether to close the school. Board member Ben Kleban said a charter could open there.
