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Tag: Class dismissed

Class Dismissed: OneApp

Part three in a series on school closures in New Orleans. The centralized school enrollment lottery takes months to conduct and offers special priority to students in closing schools. Two parents whose kids attend closing schools tell us how they’re playing the odds for next year.
by Marta Jewson April 16, 2019 Updated December 24, 2019

Class Dismissed: The final year in a closing school

As teachers and students search for new jobs and schools, resources dwindle and test scores could too. Part two in a series on school closures in New Orleans.
by Marta Jewson March 13, 2019 Updated December 24, 2019

Class Dismissed: How and when New Orleans schools close

The Orleans Parish school district is closing five schools this spring. In the first part in a series on school closures, The Lens talks to experts, advocates and parents about how a decision to close a school is made, and how it should be made.
by Marta Jewson February 21, 2019 Updated December 24, 2019

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