School Choice & Charters Series

New Orleans Schools 2007

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.

Galatia Jones, a 4th grader at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans, reacts after covering teacher Joseph Recasner’s face with whipped cream to celebrate good test scores.
Galatia Jones, a 4th grader at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans, reacts after covering teacher Joseph Recasner’s face with whipped cream to celebrate good test scores.
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School & District Management King Charter Celebrates Successful Year
At the end of the King charter school’s first year back, almost all students passed the requirement for them to go to the 5th grade.
Lesli A. Maxwell, June 3, 2008
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Tulane defensive line coach Grant Higgison, right, shows students at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology how to line up in a defensive stance and fire off the ball on the snap.
Tulane defensive line coach Grant Higgison, right, shows students at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology how to line up in a defensive stance and fire off the ball on the snap.
Travis Goff/Tulane University
Student Well-Being Gridiron Guests Stoke King Students’ Dreams
Students at a charter school had what one described as "the best day of the year": a visit from Tulane's football players.
Lesli A. Maxwell, April 16, 2008
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Student Achievement Minnesota Meets New Orleans in Mentoring Effort
Web program allows mentors, King students to stay in close touch for things like homework help, advice.
Lesli A. Maxwell, March 20, 2008
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4 min read
Assessment As Test Looms, Teachers Drill King Students
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.
Lesli A. Maxwell, February 28, 2008
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Second grade teacher Ann Ford works with Maci Brown on her reading skills on Nov. 14 the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward.
Second grade teacher Ann Ford works with Maci Brown on her reading skills on Nov. 14 the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward.
Christopher Powers/Education Week - File
Federal King Nears D-Day: Who Moves On, Who Stays Back?
Midyear brings an intense focus on students’ reading skills and readiness for Louisiana’s high-stakes exams.
Lesli A. Maxwell, January 28, 2008
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Federal Holiday Parade Hits Home for New Orleans' King School
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.
Lesli A. Maxwell, January 22, 2008
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3 min read
Prekindergartners at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans practice singing "Jingle Bell Rock" in preparation for their upcoming holiday show.
Prekindergartners at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans practice singing "Jingle Bell Rock" in preparation for their upcoming holiday show.
Christopher Powers/Education Week
School Choice & Charters New Orleans’ King Charter Eyes Adding High School
Leaders of a New Orleans charter school are focused on a deadline to submit a proposal to the state to add a 9th grade next year.
Lesli A. Maxwell, December 18, 2007
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Feren Pitts, left, a 21-year-old biology major at Dillard University, reviews math problems with 8th graders Jennifer Dennis, center, and Jolinda Brown in Eric Johnson's after-school tutoring class at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans.
Feren Pitts, left, a 21-year-old biology major at Dillard University, reviews math problems with 8th graders Jennifer Dennis, center, and Jolinda Brown in Eric Johnson's after-school tutoring class at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans.
Christopher Powers/Education Week
School Choice & Charters Amid Visits From Politicians, School Keeps Eye on Academics
In Louisiana, 8th graders who fail the LEAP exam can’t advance to high school. Despite the disruption from Hurricane Katrina, all of King’s 8th graders passed.
Lesli A. Maxwell, November 14, 2007
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Doris R. Hicks, the principal at King, talks to 8th graders about the importance of their quarterly tests coming up this week.
Doris R. Hicks, the principal at King, talks to 8th graders about the importance of their quarterly tests coming up this week.
Cheryl Gerber for Education Week
Assessment As Report Cards Near, King Students Urged to Pick Up Pace
With charter schools under scrutiny and Louisiana’s high-stakes tests ahead, the school's teachers are exhorting students to do their part.
Lesli A. Maxwell, October 17, 2007
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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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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