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The Orleans Parish School Board is touting a smooth transition to a new unified school district, but also seems to be bracing for new challenges as the…
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This story about special education was produced by our partners The Lens and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on…
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Students from Lafayette Academy Charter School finally returned to the classroom Monday, after a botched asbestos cleanup job created a mess at their…
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Parents at New Orleans charter school Lafayette Academy have lots of questions after an investigation by WWNO revealed issues with asbestos removal at the…
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to include a statement from the Orleans Parish School Board that they were not aware of the March 2017 report…
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New Orleans charter school Lafayette Academy is scrambling to find accommodations for next school year after a state inspection revealed the building and…
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The Orleans Parish School Board held its first meeting as head of the new unified school district Thursday night. Nearly all public schools in the parish…
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It’s been nearly 13 years since Hurricane Katrina decimated the city and its school system. And a lot has changed since then. Now the city is the first,…
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On average, kids in Louisiana public schools tested slightly better on their standardized tests this year. But New Orleans-area kids still trail behind…
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Public schools get a large portion of their funding from local property taxes — that's taxes paid on homes and businesses, including big factories. But…