Former head of charter group led by school district employees may return to public employment
Nicolette London quit her job at the Orleans Parish school district to become CEO of ExCEED. Now she wants to return.
Category: 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.
Two years later, no resolution in case of SciTech Academy employee charged with molesting a boy
Ronald Johnson left the school the day after the alleged incident. His case has been delayed 15 times.
Here’s how New Orleans elementary schools did on standardized tests this spring
Ahead of unification, Orleans school district formalizes warning system for charters
The first warning went to Alice Harte Charter School for initially denying admission to a student.
Charter school’s refusal to admit students lacking uniforms wasn’t its first violation
The state issued a warning to Sophie B. Wright two years ago for the same problem with homeless students.
Three months later, the state finally has records it sought about 9-year-old’s handcuffing at school
The state issued a formal warning to Friends of King Schools after it hadn't gotten documents on policies and training.
City health department will spend the summer trying to make it safer for children to get to school
It will target 14 schools, using a $650,000 grant.
Looking beyond ‘might supremacist’ school principal to the deeper issues
The case raises questions about last-chance schools themselves.
Charter school kept two homeless children out of class for a month because they didn’t have uniforms
The Louisiana Department of Education said Sophie B. Wright violated the terms of its charter.
STEM learning outside school can be a life-saver in a violent New Orleans
Summertime and weekend programs can supercharge learning.
