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Tag: Community voice in charters

Future of school governance? Make your voice heard

by Jessica Williams September 27, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Would-be local charter operators vent frustrations at state school board meeting

by Jessica Williams March 1, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Group stripped of charter introduces McDonogh 42 parents to new leaders

by Jessica Williams January 31, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

RSD turns over 5 schools to charter groups, closes another; vocational efforts unveiled

by Jessica Williams January 23, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Landry alums fight merger plan, as RSD grapples with shrunken Algiers enrollment projection

by Kelsey Foster December 21, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Sojourner Truth charter gets one-two punch; teachers leaving before doors shuttered

by Jessica Williams December 14, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

OPEN plans community forum on education

by Jessica Williams October 7, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

VAYLA study reveals student concerns about quality of education at six city high schools

by Jessica Williams September 7, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Innovative RSD planning process enters final month: public weighs in on needed changes

by Jessica Williams August 3, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Charter school conversion leaves some parents anxious, some hopeful

by Ariella Cohen May 17, 2010 Updated November 7, 2019

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