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Authors of SUNO-UNO legislation are optimistic about its chances
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May 02, 2011, 4:10PM
The legislation goes before the Senate Education Committee on Thursday Full story »
Salad bars coming to 32 schools in the New Orleans area
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May 02, 2011, 9:30AM
Produce association raised enough money to provide a salad bar to every school that requested one Full story »
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Nunez Community College to host talk on the Isleños of Louisiana
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May 02, 2011, 9:15AM
Samantha Perez's book is 'The Isleños of Louisiana: On the Water's Edge' Full story »
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Tulane University research offers hope for children with HIV
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May 02, 2011, 5:30AM
HIV-infected children, who used to face a certain early death, are surviving into adulthood, according to a national study of 728 people in which Tulane University participated. About two-thirds of the 451 infected men and women in the study no longer have detectable levels of virus in their bloodstreams, said Dr. Russell Van Dyke, co-author of a report on... Full story »
Dillard University honorary doctorate for Irvin Mayfield, and other academic honors
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May 02, 2011, 5:15AM
The Biology Enthusiasts' Association for Students at Tulane, better known as BEAST, has received an award from the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for community outreach, including lectures and festivals to interest young people in science and engineering. Irvin Mayfield, founder and artistic director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, will receive an honorary doctorate from Dillard... Full story »
Gretna No. 2 Academy wins Jefferson Parish ballroom challenge again
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May 01, 2011, 9:10AM
Members earned first place in the team division and a winning spot in each of the individual divisions. Full story »
With new Recovery School District chief, a leader steeped in reform
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May 01, 2011, 5:00AM
John White has charged up the ranks of a nationwide reform movement aimed at eliminating obstacles to learning Full story »
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Voters pass half-cent sales tax renewal for Jefferson Parish public schools
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April 30, 2011, 10:00PM
Voters in Jefferson Parish on Saturday passed the renewal of a half-cent sales tax for public schools with a tally of 11,337 votes for it and 5,036 against it. "The message is 'We like what we see, but don't stop now,'" said Jefferson Parish School Board President Michael Delesdernier, adding that he believes efforts of a newly elected board to save... Full story »
Jessie Poesch, former Newcomb College art professor, dies at age 88
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April 30, 2011, 12:10PM
Jessie Poesch, a scholar blessed with unflagging curiosity who spent a half-century studying such decorative creations as paintings, pottery and prints, died April 23 at Touro Infirmary of complications from surgery. She was 88. Dr. Poesch was an art professor at Tulane University's Newcomb College. Her books and articles on topics such as armoires, New Orleans gravestones, Louisiana architecture... Full story »
Coalition for Louisiana Public Education aims to influence Legislature
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April 30, 2011, 12:00PM
As Louisiana legislators convened in Baton Rouge this week to begin deliberations on hundreds of proposed bills, some of the state's leaders in education gathered on the steps of the Capitol as part of the newly formed Coalition for Louisiana Public Education. The coalition, in large part was formed in February by the president of the St. Tammany Parish... Full story »
Christian Brothers Institute files for bankruptcy; no ties to New Orleans order
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April 29, 2011, 6:20PM
A Catholic religious order with a name nearly identical to the Christian Brothers who run schools around New Orleans declared bankruptcy Thursday, partly under the weight of sexual abuse claims in the Pacific Northwest. The order, under the name of Christian Brothers Institute, based in New Rochelle, N.Y., filed for Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern... Full story »
Southern University Baton Rouge chancellor chosen
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April 29, 2011, 5:15PM
James L. Llorens is currently assistant chief administrative officer for the Office of the Baton Rouge Mayor-President Full story »
Jefferson Parish School Board debate limit proposed
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April 29, 2011, 4:32PM
Both audience members and board members would be limited to three minutes Full story »
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