Cantrell backs out of $20M payment to schools
Months after the City Council brokered a deal with the Orleans Parish School Board to cover their multimillion-dollar deficit, payments still haven’t been made.
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PHOTOS: Leah Chase School opens in New Orleans, marking return to direct-run schools
The elementary school located in Uptown is led by Principal Crystal LaFrance and Vice Principal Virgil Tiller.
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Uncertainty in local schools as Louisiana sues feds over new rules on gender identity
The NOLA Public Schools district is not saying how it will respond to the state’s fight against new Title IX rules.
Keep readingAfter protest crackdown, some students and faculty criticize Tulane’s approach to pro-Palestinian speech
In interviews with Verite News, some students, faculty and staff said they believe administrators have fostered a culture that has limited on-campus efforts to openly discuss issues related to Israel’s war in Gaza.
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