Aubri Juhasz

Schools could face a $36 million funding shortfall, nearly twice an earlier estimate, Orleans Parish School Board members told charter leaders on Friday.

Avis Williams has been superintendent of the city’s nearly all-charter school system for just over two years. The district did not give a reason for her abrupt departure.

The cash boost ensures schools will be “close to whole, if not whole, this school year,” despite the district’s budget error.

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Aubri Juhasz Overall, schools in Louisiana received 80 out of 150 points for the 2024 school year, a nearly two point gain.

According to the nation's report card, Louisiana 4th graders led the country in reading growth. And economically disadvantaged 4th graders moved from 42nd all the way to 11

House Bill 5 , approved by the Louisiana Senate 39-0, requires public school systems to increase teacher pay by $2,000, and $1,000 for support staff.

The New Orleans Career Center has one main goal: to connect local industries with highly trained young people to fill their open jobs.

Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Sci Tech, a public K-12 school, was the only New Orleans school up for renewal this year to not be automatically renewed.

An all-boys charter school in Gentilly will shutter at the end of the month, forcing about 100 students to change schools mid-year. New Orleans’ school board also voted to close the only public high school in the Lower 9th Ward.

Camille Revillet's PreK class practices math in French, counting boxes and drawing a line to the correct number at École Pointe-au-Chien on Nov. 14, 2024.