Although Jefferson Parish is only in the early stages of creating a new charter school, officials at the International School of Louisiana reaffirmed their intent Wednesday to apply for a language-immersion school there for the 2012-13 school year.
In a meeting earlier this month, the Jefferson Parish board voted to accept a state grant to begin developing a process to review charter applications, said ISL development director Pam Stewart. Board member Mark Jacobs has been advocating for a language-immersion school similar to ISL for Jefferson Parish, and although discussions at that meeting about the state grant and about language-immersion became intertwined, the board’s vote did not have anything to do with the creation of any new schools. Continue reading »
Lusher Charter School intensified its cries for basic building renovations and Sophie B. Wright supporters made a full-court press for a gym Tuesday night at the second town-hall meeting Uptown on the allocation of federal money for New Orleans schools.
Slowly, craft beer has carved out a noticeable niche in an industry once dominated by “big box” beer: the Bud, Miller and Coors that for the longest time ran the beer game. Then came a shift. Like all industries, there’s an evolution that must take place, a course that is followed whereby ideas are born, tried, and either die away or begin to thrive. It’s the evolution of business. Successful, stable businesses really only remain successful and stable for so long, until competition forces their improvement or sounds their death knell. (OK, maybe it isn’t that dramatic.)
