Recovery School District

ACT scores up in Recovery School District schools

The Associated Press — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:54:09 +0000

The state agency that runs most New Orleans public schools is reporting a small improvement in scores for students taking the ACT college entrance exam.

The average composite score on the ACT for students in the Recovery School District's New Orleans schools rose four-tenths of a point from 16.4 to 16.8 from 2011 to 2012.

High school alumni unhappy with merger plan

The Associated Press — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:26:41 +0000

A group of L.B. Landry High School alumni is taking the state to court over plans to merge the campus with another high school, O. Perry Walker.

The Times-Picayune reports the case could be the first test of a law that requires community input on any changes in the way state-controlled schools are governed.

Ethics board postpones decision on Orange-Jones

The Associated Press — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:23:39 +0000

The state ethics board has deferred a decision on whether state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member Kira Orange-Jones can keep her elected seat and her job as executive director of the New Orleans branch of Teach for America.

Nearly 200 New Orleans school bus drivers laid off

The Associated Press — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:44:49 +0000

The school bus company that transports most public school students in New Orleans has laid off its drivers in a dispute over $7.2 million in unpaid bills.

RSD seeks to rein in expulsions from New Orleans schools

The Associated Press — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:07:35 +0000

In a move to stop charter schools from expelling students too frequently, the state agency running most of New Orleans' public schools has issued new guidelines on what constitutes the kind of behavior that will get a student thrown out.

Report examines Orleans schools progress, problems

Kevin McGill | The Associated Press — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:00:58 +0000

A policy institute at Tulane University has released its annual look at the progress and problems of public education in New Orleans.

BESE reviews capital projects, Early Head Start monitoring

Danielle Bell | The Lens — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Construction of four new schoolhouses should be completed as classes resume in August, education officials announced Wednesday night, but modular buildings are ready just in case.

Capital projects, including ground-up school construction, highlighted Wednesday night’s meeting in New Orleans of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The board meets periodically in New Orleans — Wednesday’s meeting was at Walter L. Cohen High School — to address Recovery School District issues.

RSD: Most Orleans Students Get Their Top 3 Choices

The Associated Press — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:10:16 +0000

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Education officials say most New Orleans students who took part in the state-run school system's new single application enrollment system were assigned to one of their top three school choices.

The Louisiana Recovery School District said Wednesday that 84 percent of applicants entering kindergarten or high school got one of their top three choices.

Mental Health Care in Schools; Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival

WWNO Staff — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:04:36 +0000

In this week's complete episode we'll visit a school in the Recovery School District, profile the conductor of the LPO, and chat about a festival uniting the African and Latin cultural influences of New Orleans.