Sophie B. Wright renovations will last through 2015-16 school year
The school solicited bids for construction last week. A neighbor says it’s starting to look blighted.
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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.
Frustrated parents wait hours to enroll children in schools, only to be turned away
About 800 parents showed up; the Recovery School District was expecting about 100.
Lake Forest expects increased per-pupil revenue to help it achieve a balanced budget in 2014-15
It’s getting harder for the school to pay for increased contributions to the state teachers’ pension system.
With help of school counseling, family tackles mental disorders of three siblings
Some schools offer counseling and specialized teaching for their most troubled students.
Audio: ReNEW program takes extra steps to teach its most troubled students
Trained in counseling and special ed, the teachers know how to deal with kids in crisis.
Children with mental illnesses struggle to find help as schools, hospital systems are decentralized
New Orleans has become a case study in how children and families are affected by decentralization of public education and mental health systems. The problem is particularly urgent because more schoolchildren suffer from mental health issues here than in other parts of the country.
Live blog: As officials debate governance, John Mac community members seek Orleans Parish School Board oversight
We’ll live-blog a community meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Success Prep leader: School must emphasize science and social studies next school year
Increased focus on reading and math came at a cost on this year’s standardized tests.
Radio show erupts into argument between Orleans Parish School Board members
Ira Thomas and Nolan Marshall Jr. accuse one another of misdeeds involving school contracts.
International High School budget anticipates rise in services for special-ed students
Numbers will remain fluid for a while, but the expectation is that overall enrollment will rise to 500.
