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EDUCATION
New Orleans students make gains on state tests. Jefferson, Tammany scores are flat.
Student growth across the New Orleans area largely stagnated this year with test scores not quite back to pre-pandemic levels in most grades and subjects, reflecting state and national trends, according to new data released this week. NOLA Public Schools was among the districts in the state with the most...
Bike-sharing, emergency power hubs and EV chargers in New Orleans, elsewhere funded by EPA
Dillard University has been awarded a nearly $20 million EPA grant to expand bike sharing and electrical vehicle charger access as well as to retrofit public buildings to cut greenhouse gases and expand community resiliency in Orleans and two other parishes, officials said. Under the grant, Dillard will also start...
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