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All three schools in the Lake Charles Charter School system have fully re-opened after sustaining a range of damages from …

BY SUZANNE PFEFFERLE TAFUR | CONTRIBUTING WRITER DEC 31, 2020 – 7:00 AM Through a novel collaboration, the New Orleans …

BY DELLA HASSELLE NOV 7, 2020 With only two candidates elected outright to the Orleans Parish School Board during Tuesday’s …

What charter school board do you serve on? Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education, Inc. (Ben Franklin High School) How …

By Beth HawkinsAugust 23, 2020 On the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the devastation wrought by the storm and subsequent …

Floodwaters and fear shaped the earliest memories of high school seniors in New Orleans. Now, they’re graduating in the middle …

By Beth Hawkins June 24, 2020 The abrupt COVID-related closing of New Orleans schools was a study in agility. Within hours …

By Will Sentell June 23, 2020 A bill that would shield public and private school systems from civil lawsuits if …

The Lens by MARTA JEWSONJUNE 18, 2020 Fifteen black-led New Orleans charter school groups — that combined run 31 schools …