The Erase the Board Coalition today challenged NOLA-PS Superintendent Henderson Lewis and the OPSB members to give parents the ultimate choice by re-introducing virtual learning as an option for Orleans […]
Category: Education
Schools & Parents – Final Bricks in the Wall To Build a COVID-Safe New Orleans
August 13, 2021Correction: The previous version of this article confused The Academy of Sacred Heart with Sacred Heart University and inaccurately stated that Sacred Heart was requiring all students, faculty and staff who […]
How Safe Is It To Send Your Child to School This Fall?
August 9, 2021Many of Louisiana’s almost 800,000 children have begun heading back to school for the fall semester. Although some Orleans Parish parents would prefer to keep their kids learning from home, […]
Attorney General Prioritizes “Freedom” Over Children’s Health and Safety
August 6, 2021As of Wednesday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has reinstated the indoor mask mandate statewide in order to protect Louisiana citizens from the delta variant of the coronavirus which has […]
Should the James Singleton Charter School Be Closed?
July 27, 2021The Orleans Parish School Board will meet as a Committee of the Whole Tuesday afternoon. During their Executive Session they will discuss the ongoing litigation with the James Singleton Charter […]
Dear Zaila; an Open Letter to Local Spelling Bee Champion
July 10, 2021Dear Zaila Avant-garde, You have made your hometown of Harvey, and all of Louisiana, so proud. After correctly spelling murraya, a type of tree, you clinched the championship and became […]
Mayor Cantrell Attends Groundbreaking for New Orleans Career Center
June 19, 2021“A strong workforce makes a stronger New Orleans,” said Mayor LaToya Cantrell at the recent ceremonial groundbreaking for the New Orleans Career Center (the Career Center). Cantrell joined members of […]
Prioritizing Education, Louisiana Legislature Passes Bill to Make Kindergarten Mandatory
June 11, 2021On Wednesday, Louisiana lawmakers voted to make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana for all five-year-olds, passing Senate Bill 10. The bill sailed through the Senate with a unanimous vote of 38-0, […]
Step Up New Orleans Parent Union – It’s Time for Community Control To Come Back to New Orleans Public Schools
May 26, 2021After 15 years of an unwanted state takeover era leaving New Orleans with a 100% charter school district, an eradication of neighborhood based schools, extreme busing of students, and massive […]
Legislative Updates: Controversial Conservative Education Bill Draws Ire of Democratic Legislators; Bill Addressing LGBTQ Housing Discrimination Receives Push Back From Republicans
May 12, 2021The gun industry is in. The LGBTQ community is out. Housing discrimination against the LGBTQ community could continue for at least another year after the defeat of HB 282 by […]
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