More than 500 people have signed a petition asking OPSB to run it as a traditional school, not a charter.
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Most students from closing, failed schools win admission to one of their top choices
McDonogh High officials focus on transition as school prepares to shut down
John McDonogh High School to close at end of the school year
State flags standardized test problems at 17 New Orleans schools in 2012-13
John McDonogh will try to drum up new ninth-graders
John McDonogh may lose one of its principals
Cost of busing students in New Orleans rises as parents exercise school choice
It will cost $30 million to bring students to and from public schools this year, compared to $18 million the year before Katrina. The increase appears to be a consequence of citywide enrollment and the shift from a centrally-run school system. A few schools are working together to negotiate busing contracts.
John McDonogh High expecting poor performance score
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John McDonogh cuts more than $327,000 in teacher pay as students flunk summer school
Future Is Now board discusses handover of Cohen High over to Recovery School District
John McDonogh High braces for cuts in 2013-14 budget proposal
John Mac board changes Tuesday meeting to accomodate advisory board concerns
John Mac approves budget for year now ending; board ponders dropping Cohen High
Future Is Now leader steps off New Orleans charter board amid John Mac budget worries
Petition seeks ouster of John Mac High charter operator
John Mac charter school leaders are concerned about making payroll
‘Blackboard Wars’ still divides John Mac, but leaders say they’re focused on improvement
Community outcry causes TV show to remove ‘dangerous’ label for John McDonogh Senior High
John McDonogh group sends open letter decrying ‘Blackboard Wars’; Tuesday meetings planned
John McDonogh leaders propose security guards at meetings
John McDonogh charter board meeting explodes in tears and anger
A crowd of about 50 showed up for the charter board meeting. photo: Della Hasselle
John McDonogh High School’s charter board cut short its monthly meeting Tuesday night after a shouting match erupted between board members and an audience of about 50, including teachers, students and neighborhood activists.