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In On the Ballot: Local and State Propositions, October and November 2011, BGR examines charter amendments in Jefferson and Orleans parishes, tax propositions in Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany parishes, and six amendments to the state constitution.

In this letter to the Orleans Parish School Board, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and the Recovery School District Superintendent, BGR joins with seven local business and civic organizations to ask the school districts to go back to the drawing board on proposed amendments to New Orleans’ School Facilities Master Plan.

In Managing Innovation: Models for Governing the System of Public Schools in New Orleans (May 2010), BGR and Tulane University’s Cowen Institute present five potential models for governing public schools in New Orleans and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.

BGR’s release, School Facilities Plan Leaves Financing Questions Unanswered (9/24/08), examines the financial component of the School Facilities Master Plan for Orleans Parish.

On the Ballot: Orleans Parish School Tax Renewals provides an overview of four New Orleans property tax millages up for voter renewal on July 19.

BGR and PAR have issued a joint report calling for a full appraisal of financial options for local governments in fiscal crisis.

BGR analyzes the property tax renewal, considering the taxpayers’ investment and its importance to the school system.

This Outlook discusses the financial challenges facing the JPPSS and the current academic performance of its schools.

The purpose of this issue is to provide an update on fiscal status of the Jefferson Parish Public Schools with a focus on the revised FY1999 and the adopted FY2000 operating budgets.

An overview and status report on the school board’s new management information system and the computer networking project to bring the internet and other educational resources to the classroom.

This issue of the BGR Outlook on Jefferson examines the Jefferson Parish School Board’s finances. The 16-page report analyzes the factors leading to recent operating budget deficits and discusses potential solutions.