Founding principal returns to Mahalia Jackson after a year away, but closure remains on the table
Parents said Lakeysha London's departure hurt the school.
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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.
School district took no action regarding Lusher board’s circumvention of public meetings law
Last year The Lens reported that board members of Lusher Charter School privately discussed how to respond to a union drive and set up private meetings. Both appeared to violate state law. The school district appears to have taken school officials at their word that they did nothing wrong.
Coghill teachers end the school year by voting for union representation
The school’s lawyer said negotiations won’t start until the fall.
Area schools still leaving non-English speakers in the lurch
Lack of language services violates federal law.
82 percent of school-zone lights in New Orleans work now, the most we’ve seen
There was a big improvement last fall when the city announced an expansion of traffic enforcement cameras.
Superintendent says closing Mahalia Jackson would return building to its original use: a community center
Henderson Lewis Jr. has said the school should be closed because of under-enrollment. Wednesday night, he focused on the building.
Live blog: School district officials explain plan to close Mahalia Jackson Elementary
The superintendent wants to close the school; the board has delayed a decision.
Nepotism cases against two New Orleans charter school leaders have dragged on for years
In 2012 and 2014, the state ethics board charged Paulette Bruno and Doris Roché-Hicks with breaking state law because five family members worked at charter schools they run. Years later, the charges remain unresolved.
Their art proves therapeutic for young poets in violence-torn New Orleans
And yet arts programming in schools nationwide is on the wane.
Charter board delays action on Coghill teachers’ request for union recognition
It's the fifth school to undergo a union drive in recent years.
