The View From King
Throughout the 2007-08 school year, Education Week's Lesli A. Maxwell is chronicling the experiences of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science & Technology, the first public school to reopen after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans' hard-hit Lower Ninth Ward.
April 16, 2008
Students at a charter school in the Lower Ninth Ward had what one 4th grader described as "the best day of the year": a visit from Tulane's football players with a message to hit the books.
March 20, 2008
Web program allows mentors, King students to stay in close touch for things like homework help, advice.
February 28, 2008
At a charter school in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, teachers and students right now are focused on little else besides preparing for the LEAP exam.
January 28, 2008
Midyear at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School brings an intense focus on students’ reading skills and readiness for Louisiana’s high-stakes exams.
January 22, 2008
Two days before the federal holiday recognizing Martin Luther King Jr., the students and staff members at his namesake public school in the Lower Ninth Ward here staged a scaled-down version of what has been one of their traditional events to honor the slain civil rights leader.
December 18, 2007
Leaders of a New Orleans charter school are focused on a February 2008 deadline to submit a proposal to the state to add a 9th grade next year.
November 14, 2007
In Louisiana, 8th graders who fail the LEAP exam can’t advance to high school. Last spring, despite the disruption from Hurricane Katrina, all of King’s 8th graders passed.
October 17, 2007
Much is riding on how King’s older students perform as the first quarter winds down. With charter schools under scrutiny and Louisiana’s high-stakes tests ahead, the school's principal and teachers are exhorting students to do their part.
Part of an ongoing series.
September 19, 2007
The re-opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward has raised hopes that one of the city’s most devastated neighborhoods will rebound around it.
August 29, 2007
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology’s return to the Lower Ninth Ward has been the story of recovery and rebuilding in New Orleans.
