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Eventually, the Recovery School District (RSD) took over 102 out of 126 schools from the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) in late-November 2005. Of the remaining 24 schools, seven were uninhabitable, 12 became charters, and five remained directly managed by OPSB. [6] In 2018, the RSD schools in New Orleans returned to the supervision of the OPSB.
Paul Gust Vallas Sr. (VAL-iss; [1] born June 10, 1953) is an American politician and former education superintendent.He served as the superintendent of the Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut and the Recovery School District of Louisiana, the CEO of both the School District of Philadelphia and the Chicago Public Schools, and a budget director for the city of Chicago.
LaToya Cantrell (née Wilder; born April 3, 1972) [1] is an American politician serving as the Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana since May 7, 2018. A Democrat, Cantrell is the first woman to hold the office. Before becoming mayor, Cantrell represented District B on the New Orleans City Council from 2012 to 2018. [2] [3]
With its president saying it had racist origins, the New Orleans school board has unanimously reversed a little known but century-old ban on jazz in schools in a city which played a huge role in ...
The 2025 New Orleans mayoral election will be held on October 11, 2025, to elect the mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana. Under the Louisiana primary system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot regardless of party. If none manage to achieve a majority of the vote, a runoff is scheduled to be held on November 15 between the top-two candidates.
Newcomer Asa H. Nadeau also will join the board. Kathleen M. Cole will join the Nauset Regional School Committee and Katherine J. Towry-McNamara was elected to the Orleans Elementary School Committee.
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971 [1]) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Jindal previously served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana from 2005 to 2008, and served as chair of the Republican Governors Association from 2012 to 2013.
Vetting school board candidates Vetting candidates is harder than ever. When it comes to the May 16 State College Area school board race, voters need to be aware of certain facts.