NOLA Public Schools

Audubon Gentilly was one of only two schools in the NOLA Public Schools district to jump two letter grades since 2016.

Avis Williams transformed Selma, Alabama’s schools during her five years as superintendent. Now, she’s set to lead New Orleans’ all-charter school system.

New Orleans’ City Council unanimously approved $4.6 million in funding for three public school programs for at-risk students at its meeting Thursday after the funds were withheld from the district by the previous Council, resulting in a public plea from school leaders.

Education reporter Aubri Juhasz spoke with board president Olin Parker and vice president J.C. Wagner Romero about where the superintendent search process stands and the need for community engagement.

Lusher Charter School CEO Kathy Riedlinger announced Friday that she will step down as CEO, effective immediately, and will retire at the end of the school year.

COVID cases in New Orleans’ public schools dropped again last week and quarantines were also down, according to data released Tuesday.

New Orleans’ City Council has rescinded a resolution to include the Mayor’s Office in the dispersal of education grants, following a request from the city’s public school district, board president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.

After 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.

New Orleans Public Schools plan to ask the city’s newly seated City Council to rescind a recent resolution challenging its authority over education funding, officials told board members Tuesday.

The deadline for New Orleans families to submit their school choices for the 2022-23 school year is fast approaching, with the first round of applications set to close Friday.