LFC Daily News Clips | November 17, 2017

Good Morning

  • Yesterday, the Orleans Parish School Board voted to close Mahalia Jackson Elementary School in Central City at the end of the 2017-18 school year. The Times-Picayune reports:

“OPSB’s decision Thursday night brings New Orleans closer to becoming an all-charter school district. The majority of public schools in New Orleans are charters authorized by the independently elected OPSB and the state-run Recovery School District. Mahalia Jackson at 2405 Jackson Avenue was one of OPSB’s four remaining direct-run schools.”

Have a great weekend.


Louisiana

The Times-Picayune
Orleans school board votes to close Mahalia Jackson Elementary in 2018

The Advocate
Middle school? K-8? Pre-K-12? School Board weighing decision on new school in Baton Rouge

WWNO-FM
‘Reinventing America’s Schools’: Government Reform Advocate Talks Ed Reform In NOLA

The Advocate
Louisiana public schools in line for improved internet service at no cost to state thanks to non-profit partnership


American Federation for Children

Latino Families Turn to the Media in Their Fight for School Choice (Kim Martinez)



USA

Chalkbeat
New York City’s (unofficial) graduation rate hits 74 percent, preliminary figures show


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