Federal Court Recognizes Sustained, Systemic Progress for Students with Disabilities in New Orleans Charter Schools (New Orleans – April 2, 2026) — The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has officially released the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) from the obligations of a landmark consent judgment governing special education services in New Orleans' public charte...

(New Orleans - April 1, 2026) The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) is pleased to announce that its annual financial audit for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, has resulted in an unmodified opinion from EisnerAmper LLP, an independent certified public accounting firm that serves about one-third of the school boards in Louisiana.An unmodified opinion represents the highest level of assurance...

Her voice steady but laced with the raw edge of memory, Dr. Fateama Fulmore stood before a room of finance pros and school leaders giving a glimpse into her rough childhood. Born in Brooklyn's shadow of the crack epidemic, she grew up in a home fractured by addiction and mental illness. Welfare checks kept the lights on, but it was school that saved her. "I was the kid who was grateful for my scho...