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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.

With new contract, state starts process of creating new standardized test for spring

Department of Education picks longtime testing company for contract valued at $3.1 million.
by Marta Jewson October 7, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

New Orleans College Prep opening Head Start program, may grow into Hoffman elementary

by Marta Jewson October 6, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Parents won’t get first Common Core test results until November

by Marta Jewson September 29, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

School Board attorney takes issue with property opinion from charter’s lawyer

Lycee Francais board and counsel were considering a plan to have a third party buy Priestly site.
by Marta Jewson September 22, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Plessy Community School buys Hansberry site

As a Type 1 charter, school is responsible for getting its own facility.
by Marta Jewson September 17, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Saving the art of teaching from the science of education

Modern educators are taking Taylorism off the assembly line and applying it to the classroom.
by Folwell Dunbar September 11, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Foundation Prep attracts enough students to make it through first year, board told

Only 16 students were registered when doors opened last month. The student body is now at 38.
by Marta Jewson September 10, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Lycée Français hires consultant for Priestley work, considers third-party deal

Charter considers selling building for $9-million-plus renovation, then leasing back finished campus.
by Marta Jewson September 10, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Next Breakfast with the Newsmakers will focus on schools, charters (video)

We'll talk with Ken Ducote, the new leader of group of collaborating charter schools across the area
by Anne Mueller September 9, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Top charter-school advocate talks about changing attitudes here and Baton Rouge

The Lens sits down with Caroline Roemer Shirley to talk about charter school changes in the past 10 years.
by Marta Jewson August 27, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

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