Last year, the cost of property insurance for NOLA Public Schools nearly doubled, from $7.6 million to $11.2 million for the 2022-23 school year. NOLA PS will likely not know […]
Category: Education
OPSB Moves to Oppose Legislation Intended to Limit Charter School Authority
April 26, 2022After nearly two hours of public comments against the motion, the Orleans Parish School Board voted 6-1 in favor of a resolution opposing a bill that would limit charter school authority in New Orleans, and return that authority back to the school board.
New Orleans City Executives Rake In Cash While Their Institutions Suffer
February 21, 2022It’s common practice for any city to give a high-performing executive raises when their institutions are doing well. In New Orleans, however, it appears that city leaders can earn huge salaries and even raises – in spite of poor performance.
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 […]
The Tulsa Massacre: Why History and Language Matter
June 4, 2021Critical Race Theory (CRT) has been taking a front row seat in Republican circles recently. When Republicans run out of ideas, they base their survival on wedge issues. CRT is […]
Cameras May Be Installed in Special Education Classrooms. Will It Curb Abuse?
April 3, 2021It’s not the first time this has happened, and it won’t be the last. Teachers accused of punching, verbally abusing, and other acts of violence against special needs students are […]
Chucks, Pearls, Courage, and Black Women
January 23, 2021The racist regime has fallen and now it’s time to move the moral arc of the universe toward justice. This brings me to the curious case of the St. Martin […]
Love Wins: NOLA Chooses Openly LGBT Romero Over Anti-LGBT Incumbent Ellison
December 6, 2020Educator J.C. Romero defeated two-term Orleans Parish School Board member Leslie Ellison in Saturday’s run-off election, becoming Louisiana’s first openly LGBTQ Latinx elected official.
Power Coalition Withdraws Support for Prop 2 Following Scathing Op-Ed in Bayou Brief
December 4, 2020In surprising last-minute news today, the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, a non-partisan local community organization, has withdrawn support for Proposition 2 after being called out by the Bayou […]
Save NOLA Libraries By Voting NO On Proposition Two
November 21, 2020Vote NO on proposition 2. Basically, a yes vote would absolutely gut the library budget. The library has until 2021 before the existing millage expires, so we can fix the funding […]
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