Superintendent White charges that the groups attacking him are more interested in politics than the education of children.
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All in the family: Bus exec slapped with $5,000 fine for contract from his sister
Former Miller-McCoy principal canceled a bus contract, then awarded it to her brother without authorization.
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Department of Education shrugs off Friends of King’s open-meetings violation
The school didn’t notify the public before a retreat that included seven of its nine board members.
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You want local, elected school boards? Charter-based voting would do it
Other states are pioneering different ways of bringing electoral control to charter school management. Would they work here?
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KIPP New Orleans Schools spent $120,000 on training in Las Vegas
About 185 of KIPP’s 440 employees in New Orleans attended a national summit for KIPP staffers in Nevada. The trip cost substantially more than the $69,400 that Friends of King spent on a staff-wide retreat in Biloxi, Miss. But Kipp’s nine schools all have money in the bank, while one of Friends of King’s two schools posted a $1 million deficit.
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Einstein school leaders call for more transparency
Letting parents become school board members also discussed.
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Contrary to critics’ claims, administrative staffing at OPSB has dropped along with enrollment
Critics of the Orleans Parish School Board say the central office is still bloated. But administrative staffing has dropped 90 percent compared to an 81 percent drop in enrollment. OPSB officials say they also have to provide services for private and charter schools.
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State flags open meetings violation by New Beginnings charter school board
Public wasn’t allowed to comment on individual items before the board in a June meeting.
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Local schools are crimping summer vacation in a bid to boost learning
Schools nationwide are adding time to the school year — lengthening days, requiring Saturday classes or shortening summer.
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Sewerage and Water Board to start billing New Orleans schools for water use
Schools haven’t been billed for water since Hurricane Katrina.