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Algiers Charter Schools
NOLA MarketplaceOn August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans. From that destruction, however, sprang several new opportunities for the city’s rebirth, including the chance to rescue the public school system serving families along the...Tags: Charter Schools, Students, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Education, Schools
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Jefferson Parish shenanigans
Jefferson Parish is going through an interesting period in it's history.
The post-Katrina Jefferson Parish is being left behind by Orleans Parish. Since Katrina, New Orleans has done 2 things that Jefferson Parish has not. First, Orleans Parish set...Tags: Crimes, Schools, Political Corruption, Crime, Law and Justice
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Airport Upgrades
A few years before Katrina, a group of political, civic, and business leaders from New Orleans went to visit then-Chicago mayor Richard Daley. The former Chicago leader had a message for all mayors in America about maximizing their city, making it the...Tags: Louis Armstrong, Chicago Mayor, Richard M. Daley, Super Bowl, Schools
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85 Positions Cut At Terrebonne Public Schools
WGNO NewsStudents may be out of school now, but come fall some will head back with less resources. WGNO's Vanessa Bolano has more from Terrebonne Parish. Marie Langley is a mother of two, one is a special education student in the Terrebonne Parish Public School...Tags: WGNO, Education, Schools
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Terrebonne Public School Workers Get Bonuses
ABC26 NewsAll employees at 17 Terrebonne Parish public schools will receive bonuses as a reward for students' rising test scores. Teachers and other "instructional personnel" who worked at the schools during 2009-10 will get $3,000. Support staff, such as...Tags: Employees, WGNO, Career and Workplace, Examinations, Education
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Public School Enrollment Is Up Statewide
ABC26 NewsPublic school enrollment is up statewide, but there is disagreement on why it is happening. State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek said last week that some of the increase stems from students leaving private and parochial schools because of...Tags: Education, Schools
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4 of 70 State Public School Districts Closed
Four of the state's 70 public school districts are closed because of the damage from Hurricane Ike. Schools in Calcasieu, Cameron, Terrebonne and Vermilion parishes were shut down Monday as the parishes continued to drain and dig out from Ike's...Tags: Labor Day, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Damage
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SNOW CLOSURES
Covington Roads Please be advised that the continued accumulation of snow on the roadways in Covington have made driving extremely hazardous. Many private schools in the area have closed. Snow loading tree limbs are causing limbs to hang down on the...Tags: Tropical Weather, Charter Schools, High Schools, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Paul Vallas to Run for Cook County Board
Former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas is planning a return to Illinois to run for president of the Cook County Board. Vallas currently heads the New Orleans school system. He told the Chicago Sun-Times that he'll run as a Republican, a party...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Cook County, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Education, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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La. Education Agency Mailing Voucher Information
NEW ORLEANS - Thousands of New Orleans parents will soon be getting information about a voucher program that pays to send students of failing public schools to private schools instead. The state Department of Education said Wednesday it's...Tags: New Orleans, Education, Schools
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Schools Need Obama's Attention
Saturday, November 29, 2008 Like millions of Americans across the country, I woke up the day after Barack Obama was elected president with a newfound hope for our country. As an African-American woman, I also rejoiced to know that children of color...Tags: Charter Schools, Louisiana, Children, Barack Obama, Education
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