NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools is celebrating a milestone. Ten years ago, the organization embarked on a mission to support, promote, and advocate for the emergent Louisiana charter school movement. Back in 2007, there were 39 public charter schools located in 8 parishes, serving only 18,000 students. Today, there are […]
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans voters on Saturday overwhelmingly approved renewing three property tax millages that support textbooks, teacher salaries and essential programs like dropout prevention and provide nearly $40 million to all schools citywide, according to unofficial election returns. The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools Executive Director Caroline Roemer released the following statement […]
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court heard arguments today (September 5, 2017) following a years-long court battle by education reform advocates including the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS), to uphold the constitutional rights of state-funded Type 2 charter Schools. LAPCS along with seven of these schools are fighting for 16,000 students and […]
NEW ORLEANS —Excellence Academy Charter School in Monroe lost its latest effort to continue offering school choice to more than 200 students and jobs to nearly 30 teachers in North Louisiana. As a result, Excellence Academy will remain closed. While the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS) is disappointed that the school was not […]
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Association of Public Charter schools is making its case to the Louisiana Supreme Court on behalf of state-authorized (“Type 2”) public charter schools educating over 16,000 students in the state. This week, LAPCS and seven Type 2 public charter schools asked the state’s highest court to uphold the constitutional rights […]
NEW ORLEANS —The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools joins families, schools, and communities across the state in celebrating Louisiana Charter Schools Week, May 9-11, 2017. As part of an annual three day gathering at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, LAPCS will shine a spotlight on the state’s growing public charter school movement, which […]
CHARTER SCHOOLS DOMINATE TOP 10 LIST NEW ORLEANS — For the first time ever, the majority of the top 10 U.S. high schools are charter schools, according to the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Top High Schools survey released Tuesday. It is a breakthrough moment that speaks to the current state of public charter […]
The Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS) honored several charter schools and champions through its 2016 Charter School Excellence awards, presented on December 12, 2016 as part of the organization’s 9th annual state charter schools conference in New Orleans. The 2016 Community Roots Award, designed to recognize a charter school that demonstrates a commitment […]
Lisa Leslie, the three-time WNBA MVP and four-time Olympic Gold Medalist, will be a keynote speaker at the 9th annual Louisiana Charter Schools Conference in New Orleans. Leslie, who has continued her career off the court as an author and TV sports commentator and host, will speak to the importance of leading together to ensure families […]
New Orleans — Caroline Roemer, executive director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS), released the following statement regarding the New Orleans Unification Transition Plan: “LAPCS supports the Unification Transition Plan that is being presented to the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) today. We thank the Unification Committee, the various task forces, and the […]
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