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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. LEAP 2024 test scores are out. How did your Louisiana school or district...
Facing $15 million deficit, UNO will cut positions, lay off staff and close buildings
Faced with a $15 million deficit brought on by years of declining enrollment, University of New Orleans president Kathy Johnson issued a tall order to administrators this spring: Cut each school's budget by 15%, and slash the athletic department's by 25%. Enrollment at UNO has plummeted over the past two...
Leah Chase School hits enrollment milestone, despite doubts
New Orleans’ first direct-run school in nearly two decades cleared an important hurdle this week: Enrolling enough students. The new school, named for New Orleans chef Leah Chase, had 252 students registered as of Thursday. Another 30 kids are expected to attend, but still need to complete the enrollment process.
Get back-to-school ready with free giveaways across the area
NEW ORLEANS — With school around the corner, local organizations and events are helping families get ready for the upcoming school year. Here's a list of free school supply giveaways across the area. If you have a back-to-school giveaway or event, please email WWL-TV with the information. Orleans. InspireNola...
Woman who was among first to integrate New Orleans schools as a child remembered
NEW ORLEANS — A ceremonial procession moved down St. Charles Avenue as Tessie Prevost-Williams’ flag-draped casket approached Gallier Hall. U.S Park Rangers lined the steps while New Orleans Police Officers carried the late civil rights icon into the hall to lie in state. Prevost along with 6-year-olds Leona...
New leader named for Chalmette High following attack of longtime principal
CHALMETTE, La. — On Tuesday, St. Bernard Parish Schools named Will Schneider the new 'acting principal' of Chalmette High School. He's a Chalmette High alumnus, and he went on to graduate from Loyola and Columbia University. He served as a teacher before stepping into the role of assistant principal.
Tulane plan to lease Freret St. sidewalks under fire from neighbors, protesters
Tulane University is exploring a plan to take over the sidewalks on both sides of Freret Street along a half-mile stretch through the heart of the Uptown campus. The proposal would allow the university to lease the sidewalks on Freret between Calhoun Street and Newcomb Place from the city. The deal, which still requires approval from the Planning Commission and City Council, would effectively make the sidewalks part of the university campus and, therefore private, not public property.
NOLA Back 2 School Fest to Take Place at Xavier University
The annual NOLA Back 2 School Fest, presented by Shell, will provide 5,000 free backpacks filled with school supplies for students in grades K-6 who live in the Greater New Orleans area. It is on Saturday, July 27, from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Xavier University Center. The...
Chalmette High prepares to welcome students without its beloved leader
CHALMETTE, La. (WVUE) - For the first time in more than 50 years, Chalmette High is preparing for the start of school without its beloved leader Wayne Warner. “I keep hearing that, you have some big shoes to fill and yeah, absolutely. They are some huge shoes to fill and no one in this world can fill those shoes,” said Will Schneider, acting principal at Chalmette High.
Ruston’s quarterback Josh Brantley has settled in with his commitment to Tulane
Heading into the 2024 Louisiana high school football season, the Ruston High Bearcats are one of several teams with a bulls-eye on their backs. That’s because coach Jerrod Baugh’s team won the LHSAA Non-Select Division I state title last season behind talented quarterback Josh Brantley and are early favorites to repeat their 14-0...
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...
Forging culture in the ‘land of opportunity’
Catholic education is a great land of opportunity. It provides educators with the opportunity to live their faith every day, to guide boys and girls in finding their God-given vocation as men and women, to coach students through both failure and success and to give witness to the love of Christ and his sacraments. After all, the heart of every Catholic school’s mission is the formation of disciples who are prepared spiritually, intellectually and apostolically to courageously answer God’s call in their lives.
New Faculty Appointments for Twelve Women Scholars
Has been named a Distinguished University Professor in the department of counseling and psychology services at Georgia State University. She has been a faculty member with the university since 2000, currently serving as a professor of school psychology and the associate dean for research and doctoral studies in the College of Education and Human Development.
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