The Orleans Parish School Board could move as soon as Tuesday toward suing the state over its private-school voucher program. The board is also expected to announce whether it plans to adopt and manage the Recovery School District’s OneApp process, which is meant to streamline student enrollment applications. Board members tentatively approved two resolutions Thursday […]
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Though praised by some, new system for enrollment in RSD schools draws critics
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | Recovery School District head John White needs to rethink his strategy for helping students get into higher-performing schools, critics of his enrollment plan said Tuesday. Top education officials and members of the public critiqued White’s new centralized enrollment plan at a rare New Orleans gathering of the […]
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All RSD students will be assigned through central office, ending fractured system
By Jessica Williams and Michael Patrick Welch, The Lens staff writers | Working to fulfill a promise made months ago, the Recovery School District is taking over enrollment for each of its 50 charter schools in New Orleans. That means the officials running the independent schools will no longer have sole discretion in determining which […]