The New York Times reports that some families around the country don’t know this until they’re already in a private school.
Category: Schools
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Orleans school board committee votes to close Mahalia Jackson
The school is growing, but district staff say it’s not meeting enrollment goals.
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How enrollment factored in the closure of Mahalia Jackson Elementary
A group has been trying to charter it. Now the school district wants to shut it down.
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Live blog recap: Public speaks out on efforts to turn last schools in New Orleans into charters
A decision will be made next week.
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Live blog: Parents, public weigh in on ExCEED charter applications at public hearing
The group wants to take over five public schools in New Orleans. We’ll cover the meeting live starting at 6 p.m.
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Evaluators knock ExCEED’s application to take over New Orleans’ last five traditional schools
The organization is led by the school principals and current and former school district employees.
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State education officials are investigating an incident in which a 9-year-old was handcuffed at school
The security company said it was necessary to protect the boy; the state questions whether it was appropriate.
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If TOPS must get cut, make sure the well-to-do — not the poor — bear the burden
I believe that poverty should never stop someone from getting smarter. Louisiana needs to sustain TOPS — the Taylor Opportunity Scholarship Program — by prioritizing funding for people who cannot afford college tuition. Yes, that may mean cutting off recipients from well-to-do families, a move that is sure to meet with resistance. But by dedicating […]
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Joseph A. Craig Charter School broke state law by suspending student who seemed depressed
The school told the boy’s mother that he couldn’t return to school until he had seen a psychiatrist.
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Coghill teachers are the latest to unionize at a New Orleans charter school
It’s the fifth charter where employees have sought union recognition in the post-Katrina era.