education

A high school in the Bywater focused on coastal restoration and sustainability is set to close this summer. It leaves a unique legacy.

The Baltimore-based organization partnered with the budding hip-hop star to bring its social-emotional learning curriculum to a New Orleans high school.

Schools across the New Orleans metro area will be closed Monday (Jan. 26) as a strong cold front moves through the region Sunday. See a list of other closures.

Darwin was one of more than 5,200 students in Jefferson Parish who missed school after federal agents arrived in New Orleans on Dec. 3.

Federal agencies say they aren’t targeting schools, but parents and teachers are worried now that Biden-era protections are gone.

Einstein is the latest charter operator in recent years to reduce its capacity, citing low enrollment, as New Orleans’ birth rate has declined and families have left the city.

In February, the district and state asked the court to end the monitoring, arguing they had fulfilled the terms of the settlement. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which represents parents in the related lawsuit, is challenging the request.

Some Head Start providers in Louisiana have taken out loans to keep operating if the government shutdown stretches into its second month.

Louisiana could join a Florida-led push to limit the power of existing higher education accreditors.

A cash transfer program for high schoolers resulted in better attendance and more financial literacy, but no improvement in grades.