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New Orleans Voters Reaffirm Commitment to Improve Schools; Tax Millages Overwhelmingly Approved

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 […]

Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools Statement on Funding Lawsuit before the LA Supreme Court

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 […]

Monroe School Closure Impacts School Choice but Underscores Charter Accountability

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 […]

Public Charter School Funding Issue on the Horizon at Louisiana Supreme Court: LAPCS Files Briefs to protect 16,000 Students

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 […]

Louisiana Celebrates Charter Schools Week at the Capitol – May 9-11, 2017

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 […]

Louisiana Public Charters Recognized as Top U.S. High Schools

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 […]

Benjamin Franklin High School​,​ JCFA​, and Charter School Champions​ Honored by Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools

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 […]

Louisiana Charter Schools Conference Announces WNBA Star Lisa Leslie as Keynote Speaker

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 […]

LAPCS Statement on New Orleans Unification Transition Plan

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 […]

Belle Chasse Academy Receives $1 Million Grant from DoDEA Partnership

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Partnership has awarded a five-year $1,000,000 grant to Belle Chasse Academy.  These funds will enable Belle Chasse Academy to improve learning through standards-based afterschool tutoring program. This compelling and rigorous approach to afterschool tutoring seeks to provide students with additional time and support for their learning as soon […]

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