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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Geaux Teacher!: Broken Promises: New Orleans Public School Reform

Geaux Teacher!: Broken Promises: New Orleans Public School Reform:

Broken Promises: New Orleans Public School Reform



A new Facebook Page has been posted announcing the following community meeting sponsored by four important local community organizations. You can communicate through the page at Save Our Schools Six Years Later for more information.
PLEASE NETWORK TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT THIS EVENT!

Students, teachers, parents, community members and the press are invited to join
the John McDonogh Alumni Association, Parents Across America NOLA, the Downtown
Neighborhood Improvement Association, and the Esplanade Ridge/Treme Civic
Association in front of John McDonogh High School, 2426 Esplanade Avenue, at
5:30 PM on August 29, 2011 to commemorate the sixth anniversary of Hur...
ricane
Katrina, to review the state of public education in New Orleans six years later,

What Will It Take? RSD Newest New Plan

RSD Superintendent John White and the Dept. of Education just released an announcement introducing the new RSD "Executive Team."
The strategic plan will be released September 6 during a public event at Loyola University's Louis J. Roussell Hall at 6:00 p.m. The following is the News Release.
It is important for everyone concerned about the direction that public education policymakers have taken to attend this meeting and to satisfy any questions or concerns you may have. The last thing that the citizens of Louisiana need are MORE EMPTY PROMISES!! One of my major goals as BESE member will be to not only DEVELOP POLICY that will maintain absolute accountability but will GUARANTEE IT.