National labor board rules that two charter schools in New Orleans can be unionized
International High School and Lusher Charter School argued labor-relations law didn’t apply to them.
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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.
New Orleans’ last two traditional public high schools have another suitor: InspireNOLA
ExCEED Network is new, but it has the support of the school principals. InspireNOLA has three other schools.
Plans are underway to convert New Orleans’ five remaining traditional schools to charters
A new charter organization called the ExCEED Network has filed applications to take control of the schools. The Orleans Parish superintendent has advocated transforming the schools and has spoken at meetings held by the founding principals of the charter network.
New charter organization formed as OPSB officials meet with traditional schools
The new Exceed Network has the same name that school system staffers use for five remaining schools.
Study says New Orleans schools spend more on administration and less on teaching after charter transformation
“If you decentralize an entire district, there’s a loss in economies of scale,” says researcher Christian Buerger.
ReNEW is working on a fix to keep students off a roof at its Carrollton building
They want to install a fence to prevent anyone from walking from a fire escape to the edge of the roof.
How ReNEW has tried to make up teaching for special-ed students shorted two years ago
A state investigation found that ReNEW had inflated how much extra attention it would provide certain students, and then didn’t provide the extra help to students who needed it. The state made the charter network find those students and provide the help now.
Recovery School District now tracking how many students switch schools midyear because of special-education needs
Such transfers couldn’t be tracked easily before.
Twice this fall, police have been called to get a student off the roof at ReNEW’s building in Carrollton
The building houses a program for students who need special attention for behavioral issues.
New Orleans researcher says Trump’s education secretary supports the wrong kind of reform
Detroit’s charters are the “Wild West” compared to New Orleans, said Doug Harris.
