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Students move from teacher Ann Ford's reading class to a neighboring 2nd grade classroom late last month at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward .
Students move from teacher Ann Ford's reading class to a neighboring 2nd grade classroom late last month at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward .
Sevans/Education Week
School Climate & Safety Building Skills, Rebuilding a Home
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.
Lesli A. Maxwell, September 19, 2007
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Drummers from the St. Augustine High School Marching 100, known locally as "Saint Aug", play as students from the Xavier University Preparatory School all-girls band watch following their own performance outside Tipitina's music club in New Orleans.
Drummers from the St. Augustine High School Marching 100, known locally as "Saint Aug", play as students from the Xavier University Preparatory School all-girls band watch following their own performance outside Tipitina's music club in New Orleans.
Sevans/Education Week
Teaching New Orleans School Bands Strutting Once More
Private donors and outside organizations are helping to provide new instruments after Katrina left band rooms in ruins.
Lesli A. Maxwell, September 10, 2007
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2 min read
Monite Bell, right, waits her turn to see Monique Preaux, left, the Recovery School District deputy chief of staff, who was helping parents who requested different school placements for their children.
Monite Bell, right, waits her turn to see Monique Preaux, left, the Recovery School District deputy chief of staff, who was helping parents who requested different school placements for their children.
Sevans/Education Week
School Climate & Safety Smooth Opening Is Job One in New Orleans
Today is the first day of school for more than 13,000 children enrolled in the Recovery School District.
Lesli A. Maxwell, September 4, 2007
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4 min read
Prekindergarten students at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans file past a poster of the slain civil rights leaders, following one of the blue lines in the floor tiles that all children in the school use when moving through the halls.
Prekindergarten students at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans file past a poster of the slain civil rights leaders, following one of the blue lines in the floor tiles that all children in the school use when moving through the halls.
Sevans/Education Week
School Choice & Charters Commitment, Charter Status, Brought School Back
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School’s return to the Lower Ninth Ward has been the story of recovery and rebuilding in New Orleans.
Lesli A. Maxwell, August 29, 2007
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6 min read
School & District Management New Orleans Education Resources
A collection of education-related organizations and reports on the recovery and reform of the New Orleans school district.
August 21, 2007
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BRIC ARCHIVE
School & District Management Q&A Q & A With Paul G. Vallas
The new superintendent of the state-run Recovery School District in New Orleans spoke to Education Week before the start of the school year.
Lesli A. Maxwell, August 14, 2007
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8 min read
School & District Management City Yearns for Rebirth Among Ruin
New Orleans, as it did last school year, is scrambling to repair enough buildings by Sept. 4, opening day in the Recovery School District.
Lesli A. Maxwell, August 14, 2007
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8 min read
School & District Management Vallas Charts New Path for New Orleans
The superintendent of the state-run Recovery School District plans to open more schools this fall and ensure the schools are fully staffed.
Catherine Gewertz, June 27, 2007
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3 min read
School & District Management Leadership Change Sparks Hope for Renewal
Paul G. Vallas' arrival boosts the view that New Orleans' schools are poised to emerge from crisis mode.
Caroline Hendrie, May 15, 2007
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6 min read
School & District Management A National Roundup Vallas Named Chief of State-Run Schools in New Orleans
Paul G. Vallas has been tapped to lead the state-run district that operates most of the schools in New Orleans.
Catherine Gewertz, May 8, 2007
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1 min read
School Climate & Safety Long After Katrina, Children Show Symptoms of Psychological Distress
Eleven percent of children surveyed said that a family member or a friend had died as a result of the disaster.
Debra Viadero, April 5, 2007
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5 min read
School Choice & Charters La. Officials Selective in Granting 9 More Charters for New Orleans
New charter schools are needed to help accommodate the city's fast-growing student population.
Erik W. Robelen, February 27, 2007
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3 min read
Federal Desperately Seeking Educators
New Orleans struggles with teacher and principal shortages.
Erik W. Robelen, February 20, 2007
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10 min read
Teacher Preparation Projects Under Way in 2 States to Judge Teacher Prep
Efforts would scrutinize their own institutions of higher education to see what they are doing right, or wrong, in preparing new teachers.
Vaishali Honawar, February 20, 2007
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6 min read
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