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Advocates for the law have long argued the point isn’t to hold kids back, but make sure they get the support they need to be ready for fourth grade.
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The agreement is part of the transition plan to usher UNO back into the LSU System, which will reverse action legislators took 14 years ago to move the New Orleans campus into the University of Louisiana System.
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Air Products & Chemicals has proposed to build the world’s largest carbon storage project in southeastern Louisiana, but residents worry about health and environmental consequences.
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NOLA-PS board confirmed that it received the private donations promised to the school from community members on Monday (Jan. 12).
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New Harmony High’s board of directors voted last month to surrender the school’s charter when it expires in June.
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The board was scheduled to vote on one of three options, including ceasing operations at the Leah Chase School at the end of the school year.
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With New Orleans' school board set to decide the school's fate at its Thursday night meeting, parents and some members of the Chase family are asking the board to believe in the school.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center of Louisiana and other advocacy groups are asking school leaders in the greater New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas to offer remote learning while federal agents are in the region.
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Darwin was one of more than 5,200 students in Jefferson Parish who missed school after federal agents arrived in New Orleans on Dec. 3.
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Typically, a few schools lose their charters due to low performance or financial issues. But this year, 14 out of 15 up for renewal qualified for extensions.
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New Orleans’ only direct-run school is facing a deficit in its second year, and board members are debating whether to shut it down.
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Federal agencies say they aren’t targeting schools, but parents and teachers are worried now that Biden-era protections are gone.