Compare 2024 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
Nov 20, 2024 · Though its score climbed a little, the NOLA Public Schools district received the same grade, a C, from the state of Louisiana for the third year in a row. The state’s A-F letter grades are particularly high-stakes for 12 charters, who …
School Board seizes $20 million cash settlement, future funding, …
Nov 18, 2024 · Securing Harrah’s Funding for Orleans schools and services to school kids. The City Council had set aside $8 million last year, to deal with the lawsuit, but in light of the district’s financial crisis, the Council came up with extra money and hastened the agreement, said Councilman Joe Giarrusso, pictured above, center.
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Dec 26, 2024 · “I keep paper and pen with me at all times because, like the most dynamic dreams, creativity is as wispy as Louisiana mist and dissipates quickly if not seized,” writes John Corley, associate editor of the Angolite, who says that, in his mind, he still lives in 1989, ‘the year I …
Louisiana could be out billions, if controversial coastal-restoration ...
Nov 11, 2024 · Scientists push for project completion . A group of more than 30 scientists around Louisiana recently co-authored a letter in support of CPRA’s Coastal Master Plan in the wake of news about the threat from the federal government.. The Barataria Basin in Plaquemines Parish is the site of a nearly $3 billion project to reconnect the Mississippi River to the estuary to restore wetlands and ...
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Jan 16, 2025 · ‘A make-believe person in a make-believe world’ “I keep paper and pen with me at all times because, like the most dynamic dreams, creativity is as wispy as Louisiana mist and dissipates quickly if not seized,” writes John Corley, associate editor of the Angolite, who says that, in his mind, he still lives in 1989, ‘the year I fell.’
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Dec 26, 2024 · The Lens aims to engage and empower the residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. We provide the information and analysis necessary to advocate for more accountable and just governance.
Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice to end contract with troubled ...
Nov 25, 2024 · ‘Nothing short of scheming’ Back in August, OJJ claimed in a court filing that it is no longer utilizing the Jackson Parish Jail as a state secure-care facility.. But the jail still holds some individuals who are — to some degree, at least — within OJJ custody.
Alabo Wharf deal gets slippery | The Lens
Dec 20, 2024 · Emails reveal Sunrise making plans for “Phase 2,” involving vegetable oil. Holy Cross residents have been sharing an August email exchange between Sunrise Foods and the Port of New Orleans, which describes a second phase of revitalization, confirming neighbors’ concerns that they were not being given the whole story.. Holy Cross Neighborhood Association board member Jeffrey Wittenbrink ...
Licensing a troubled juvenile jail | The Lens
Oct 1, 2024 · A year ago, when Jackson Parish opened its new, unlicensed juvenile jail, kids complained of extended stints of solitary confinement, along with extensive abuse and violations. A DCFS inspection supported those claims, but the agency gave the jail a license anyway.
Top debate student couldn’t sway School Board to keep his school …
Dec 21, 2024 · The buck stops where? In recent years, the city’s charter system has added some guardrails that restrict its free-market approach. For instance, it can be very difficult for students to transfer schools during the year unless they qualify under a limited number of “hardship” transfers that must be cleared through the district, which typically …