Michael Bagneris and Danatus King had overdue tax bills totaling more than $100,000 and $50,000, respectively. The two say that the debts have been cleared, and public records back them up. However, the failure to manage personal finances raise questions about a candidate’s fitness for overseeing a public budget.
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Board retracts cheating allegations against Moton school
Last year, the Orleans Parish School Board claimed that students at Robert Russa Moton Charter School got an advance look at LEAP test questions. After reviewing its own investigation, the board now says that’s not the case.
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Coghill approves preliminary budget
Final budget hearing scheduled for Sept. 14.
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Fannie Williams board approves budget
School will have about 40 more students this year.
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Charter leader employs six relatives; two may violate state ethics law
The head of the Friends of King charter school system has hired six relatives, including at least two whose employment appears to violate state ethics laws that ban nepotism. Chief Executive Officer Doris Roché-Hicks employs her sister, daughter, son-in-law, grandson and great niece. She also employs her son-in-law’s brother. State law prohibits the hiring of immediate family members, though not all of these relations meet the definition of “immediate family” in the law.
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Fannie C. Williams enrollment is up again this year
Charter’s board hopes to get state to release more money earlier in the year.
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Fannie C. Williams school plans for increased enrollment in 2013-14
Enrollment rose steadily throughout the last school year, bucking trends some other schools experienced.
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Live blog: Lycée committee interviews three more in effort to fill open board seats
Two committees are racing to make a May 13 deadline to recommend board member and CEO prospects to the full board.
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Lycée committee to interview six more board member applicants
The candidates include two CPAs, a retired school administrator, an architect, an engineer and a finance and real estate expert.
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Six people recommended for new Lycée Français board
But because the state requires at least seven people, the committee is seeking more applications.