Marta Jewson

"Alice saved my life," neighbors say. In 2007, Alice Craft-Kerney helped to launch a post-Katrina clinic that was invaluable to neighbors. But it closed its doors after an inexplicably short time.

Four city schools are likely to close. Budget shortfall could top $49 million.

Though its score climbed a little, the NOLA Public Schools district received the same grade, a C, from the state of Louisiana for the third year in a row. The state’s A-F letter grades are particularly high-stakes for 12 charters, who could face closure at the end of the school year.

The Orleans Parish School Board settles a years-long lawsuit against the city, to provide financially strained schools with help that includes a swift, $20 million cash infusion and $70 million for education over 10 years.

School leaders worried that the budget gap may grow further, as officials tally final numbers.

Planned Parenthood exhibit opens today, looks at 40-year, often embattled, presence in Louisiana

Because of objections to a federal rule protecting gender dysphoria, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking to invalidate Section 504, the disability law best known for providing support for public school students.

Across the nation, there’s been an increase in programs looking at ways to help lift up young people – and move them from poverty into more secure futures. Here in New Orleans, administrators at Rooted School saw fewer absences, a jump in reading scores, and a boost in independence for students who received $50 weekly stipends.

Judge certifies Kennedy High School 2019 and 2020 seniors for class action, five years after graduation scandal

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