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Aubri Juhasz/WWNONew Orleans’ City Council has rescinded a resolution to include the Mayor’s Office in the dispersal of education grants, following a request from the city’s public school district, board president Ethan Ashley said during Thursday’s school board meeting. -
Aubri Juhasz/WWNOAfter failing to navigate the process on its own, Lusher Charter School’s board voted unanimously Thursday to hire an outside consultant to oversee the school’s renaming.
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Less than a week after coming into office, a Jefferson Parish School Board member who attended the Jan. 6, 2021 rally and verbally attacked opponents of former President Donald Trump in social media posts has resigned from his position. -
COVID-19 cases soared at New Orleans Public Schools during the first week of instruction in 2022, mirroring the skyrocketing cases across the city and the state.
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Success Preparatory Academy, a K-8 public school in Mid-City, closed Friday for a day of mourning after two students were shot and killed within eight days of one another.
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Some Louisiana colleges and universities have adjusted their spring semester plans to respond to the omicron variant, though they’re taking varying approaches.
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Students at two public schools in Algiers will switch to remote learning starting Thursday, joining the growing number of children across the city who are learning online temporarily due to the omicron variant.
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Two New Orleans public schools have announced plans to close at the end of the school year due to low enrollment a month after a school board meeting revealed the district has too many seats and not enough students.
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Louisiana’s public schools will reopen this week largely as planned, many without implementing guidance from the state’s health department meant to slow the omicron variant’s spread.
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Louisiana is at the beginning of its most aggressive COVID-19 surge and it's unclear when cases will peak, Gov. John Bel Edwards told reporters at a virtual media briefing Thursday.
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Tulane University undergraduates will start the spring semester a week later than planned, officials announced Thursday, citing the national surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant.
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Navigating New Orleans’ all-charter public school system can be challenging for families — especially if their child has special needs. Now there’s a new guide that highlights some of the city’s specialized programs and how to apply for them.
