 
                          Education Desk
                      
                  
              
Education news is a priority for our expanding local news reporting — providing trusted news for parents, educators and community leaders. 
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                        New Orleans public schools will not be required to offer families a virtual learning option for the coming school year, Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. said at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Orleans Parish School Board Thursday.
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                        As educators rack their brains for ways to make up for unfinished learning, many have embraced a simple answer — add more class time.
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                        A local school board policy opposing facilities honoring slave owners, confederate officials and segregation supporters passed last summer with little resistance. Now, some argue it lacks sufficient nuance.
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                        COVID-19 cases associated with New Orleans’ public schools dropped again last week, according to data released Tuesday.
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                        New Orleanians looking to weigh in on a plan to rename public schools currently honoring slave owners, confederate officials and segregation supporters…
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                        New Orleans Public Schools Report Weekly COVID-19 Cases In The Single Digits For Third Straight WeekNew Orleans Public Schools reported nine new cases of COVID-19 last week, according to an update shared Monday afternoon.For three weeks, the district has…
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                        New Orleans Public Schools will loosen social distancing requirements based on new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the…
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                        One year ago this week, Gov. John Bel Edwards closed Louisiana’s public school buildings in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In response,…
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                        Nineteen New Orleans public school sites named after historical figures who helped advance white supremacy are officially up for possible renaming,…
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                        After holding steady for three weeks, COVID-19 cases associated with New Orleans Public Schools ticked back up last week, according to data released…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
