Liberty's Kitchen Takes Skills To School Cafeteria

WDSU
September 1, 2010

N.O. College Prep Students Eating Healthier Lunches  Read the article at wdsu.com»

New charter school coming to Thiboduax

Houma Today
September 2, 2010

THIBODAUX — A proposed Thibodaux charter school was approved by the Lafourche School Board Wednesday night.  Read the article at houmatoday.com»

Best and Worst Cities for School Reform

Newsweek
August 24, 2010

Changed rankings method in new report yields some surprises.  Read the article at newsweek.com»

Race to the Top losers: Why did Louisiana and Colorado fail?

The Christian Science Monitor
August 25, 2010

Louisiana and Colorado, two states lauded for education reform, didn't make the cut in Round 2 of the Department of Education's Race to the Top grants. Some experts were puzzled.  Read the article at csmonitor.com»

Region's Schools Turn Storm's Havoc Into Transformation

Education Week
August 25, 2010

Recovery Efforts Roll On, Despite Economic Uncertainty.  Read the article at edweek.org»

A Flood of Money Slow to Fix New Orleans Schools

The Washington Independent
August 30, 2010

Obama Promises to 'Cut the Red Tape,' But Progress Hampered by Procedural Hold Ups, Enormity of Challenge.  Read the article at washingtonindependent.com»

MLK Charter School embraces rebirth of community

WWLTV
August 29, 2010

There was joyful, inspirational music as a roomful of students, parents, and staffers gathered at the Martin Luther King Charter School, celebrating the rebirth of the school out of the chaos of the flood.  Read the article at WWLTV.com»

Five years after Katrina, New Orleans still caught between storms

Los Angeles Times
August 29, 2010

Rebuilding efforts have turned it into a hopeful start-up city, but troubling new — and old — problems abound.  Read the article at latimes.com»

Parents Push For Diversity In New Orleans' Schools

NPR
August 30, 2010

The New Orleans school system has been almost completely remade since Hurricane Katrina hit five years ago: Test scores are climbing, new charter schools are opening all the time, and facilities are being upgraded.  Read the article at npr.org»

Pastorek: Katrina was a silver lining for public schools

WWLTV
August 26, 2010

The Obama administration will give New Orleans $1.8 billion in a lump-sum reimbursement for schools that were damaged or destroyed in the flooding after Hurricane Katrina, Senator Mary L. Landrieu, a Democrat, announced Wednesday.  See the video at wwltv.com»

New Orleans Schools Seize Post-Katrina Momentum

Education Week
August 27, 2010

As public schools open all over the city this month, you don’t have to look far for signs of how the education landscape here has changed since Hurricane Katrina struck five years ago.  Read the rest of the story at edweek.org»

Video: Students after Katrina

CNN
August 27, 2010

CNN's Anderson Cooper's talk to New Orleans students about the future of their city and surviving Hurricane Katrina.  View the Video at cnn.com»

Necessity is the mother of invention

Newsweek
August 26, 2010

After Katrina, the failing schools of New Orleans were turned over to privately run charters. Five years later, they’re on the mend.  Read the full story at newsweek.com»

Louisiana: $1.8. Billion for Schools Lost to Katrina

The New York Times
August 26, 2010

The Obama administration will give New Orleans $1.8 billion in a lump-sum reimbursement for schools that were damaged or destroyed in the flooding after Hurricane Katrina, Senator Mary L. Landrieu, a Democrat, announced Wednesday.  Read the full story at nytimes.com»

Kids Face Differing Realities In New Orleans Schools

NPR
August 24, 2010

For many children of New Orleans, their world was turned upside down five years ago when Katrina swept through the city.  Many had to leave home, and were shunted from one house and one school to another. Those who returned to the city found a school system that was in complete upheaval — and is still undergoing major changes today.  Read the full story at npr.org»

Which cities are most willing to tackle education reform?

The Christian Science Monitor
August 24, 2010

A report released Tuesday ranks cities not in terms of best-performing schools but on their openness to outside ideas and education reform.  Read the full story at csmonitor.com»

New Orleans Schools Five Years Post Katrina

Humid Beings
August 12, 2010

As the summer winds down and the children get ready for school we can reflect on what the New Orleans Public School System has accomplished five years after Katrina.  Read the full story at humidbeings.com»

Will Charters Save the New Orleans Schools?

The New Republic
August 18, 2010

Is it possible that Hurricane Katrina, for all of its devastation, also did residents a favor or two? A lot of people who follow education policy think so. In the aftermath of the storm, state officials began what is now widely considered the nation's largest and boldest experiment in education reform. And there are signs that the experiment is working, although the results are far from unambiguous.  Read the full story at tnr.com»

Vallas continues to tweak RSD

The Times Picayune
August 11, 2010

As summer vacation comes to an end for thousands of New Orleans children, Recovery School District Superintendent Paul Vallas has announced new initiatives to address problems with enrollment policies and special education in the nation's only majority-charter district.  Read the full story at Nola.com»

Students, parents rush to new charters

The Advocate
August 11, 2010

A crowd of parents and children gathered Tuesday morning outside the locked doors to the Inspire Charter Academy and waited patiently for the first day of classes to begin.  Read the full story at 2theadvocate.com»

Bold gamble transforming schools: A guest column by Leslie Jacobs

The Times Picayune
August 10, 2010

After Hurricane Katrina, state officials faced a choice: Take control of the schools in New Orleans or leave them in the care of the city's notoriously troubled School Board.   Read the full story at Nola.com»

Recovery School District makes long-term building assignments

The Times Picayune
August 5, 2010

The Recovery School District has released a plan for where each of its nearly 70 schools will be located as it moves forward with a massive slate of construction and renovation projects.  Read the full story at The Times Picayune»

Prescott Middle showing signs of improvement with help from ABR

WAFB Channel 9
August 5, 2010

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Several charter groups were given three years to turn around some failing schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.  That time is running out.  For one group, Monday is the start of that third year.  Read the full story at WAFB.com»

Charter School Starts 3rd Year with Changes

The Advocate
August 7, 2010

MORGANZA — Friday morning brought a new school year, a new principal and a new support system for teachers at Pointe Coupee Central School as students started their first full day of classes.   Read the full story at 2theadvocate»

Group challenges ‘Race’ finalist lineup

The Advocate
August 4, 2010

A charter school advocacy group is questioning how four states made the list of finalists for $3.4 billion in federal prize dollars that are supposed to reward education innovation.   Read the full story at The Advocate»

Charter schools continue to dominate area’s education scene

New Orleans City Business
August 3, 2010

Charter schools continue to multiply in New Orleans and now exceed the number of traditional schools, as supporters tout heightened accountability, more flexibility and increased student achievement. Read the full story at New Orleans City Business »

New Orleans Superintendent Leaving Legacy of Charter School Expansion

PBS Newshour
July 26, 2010

Now, as the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the man hired to overhaul New Orleans' devastated schools is packing his bags. Superintendent Paul Vallas has been at it for three years.  Read the full story at PBS NewsHour »

School gardens transform young lives

The Fresno Bee
August 4, 2010

How can we get more school gardens in the central San Joaquin Valley?  That was the key question at Thursday night's screening of "Nourishing the Kids of Katrina: The Edible Schoolyard."   Read the full story at The Fresno Bee»

Linear Leadership Academy Holds Free Leadership Seminar

August 1, 2010
The Shreveport Times

About 25 students and 12 parents came to the middle school to participate in a free leadership training workshop Saturday to learn about self awareness and better communication.  Read More at Shreveporttimes.com >>

NBC series ‘School Pride’ renovates Baton Rouge elementary school

The Daily Reveille
July 19, 2010

Six yellow school buses pulled in front of Lanier Elementary Charter School in north Baton Rouge on Saturday afternoon, and an outpour of grade-school students and their families exited the doors of the buses, simultaneously chanting, “Lion Pride! Lion Pride! Lion Pride!” Read the full story at The Daily Reveille »