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Tag: Orleans Parish School Board

School Board put off decision on disadvantaged-business policy

by Jessica Williams June 19, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Like the old days: School Board meeting descends into chaos

by Jessica Williams May 16, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Interview with OPSB's Thomas Robichaux: Looking beyond school system's past

by Jessica Williams April 26, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

OPSB may shuffle, combine campuses

by Jessica Williams April 13, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans School Board grants initial approval to two new charter schools for 2012-13

by Jessica Williams January 25, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Educator's vision: continuum to college, meaningful work

by Jessica Williams January 5, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

OPSB approves 2012 school spending plan

by Jessica Williams September 15, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Despite state mandate to keep students in class, some schools continue to have high suspension rates

High suspension rates plague New Orleans schools. Seven years after an attempt to lower them, educators see little progress.
by Jessica Williams September 12, 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

Jo Ellen Smith announcement was premature, though School Board hopes to buy site

by Jessica Williams August 22, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

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