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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.

Voters to decide whether to extend existing tax in order to maintain schools

Check back here Saturday night for precinct-by-precinct results on the citywide school tax.
by Marta Jewson December 5, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

School-tax vote Saturday comes even as some don’t know who controls schools

by Marta Jewson December 4, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Some schools agree to remove banners encouraging a vote on school tax

Opponents say use of school property and intent of signs violate laws.
by Marta Jewson December 1, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Judge takes dim view of election banners on campuses, but they stay for now

No new signs can go up before Monday hearing; social-justice attorney wants them all taken down.
by Marta Jewson November 25, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans Parish School Board finding itself in the unusual role of a salesman

With more charters than ever eligible to return to the board, school officials looking for the best deal.
by Marta Jewson November 21, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

A holiday ritual for many charter schools: Deciding whether to leave the RSD

Three dozen charter schools face the decision to leave the Recovery School District if they want.
by Marta Jewson November 21, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Two more charter boards stick with RSD, while two others think about it another month

Twenty school boards have a little over a month to decide whether they want to stay with the RSD or return to the auspices of the Orleans Parish School Board.
by Marta Jewson November 19, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

So far, no charter boards have returned their operations to Orleans school board

Five charter organizations have meetings this week and could take up the issue.
by Marta Jewson November 17, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Four charter organizations want to reopen Sarah T. Reed High School

The school in eastern New Orleans is supposed to reopen in the 2016-17 school year.
by Marta Jewson November 14, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

BESE committee puts John McDonogh in the hands of the Recovery School District

Despite earlier cooperative effort, state school board members want RSD to control campus.
by Marta Jewson November 12, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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