CORE SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
Council defers library board appointment after public pushback
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
January 21, 2021
A New Orleans City Council committee was set to consider Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s most recent nominee for the New...N.O. Library Director spread ‘misinformation … and lies,’ board secretary says
By David Hammer
Source: WWL-TV
January 21, 2021
NEW ORLEANS — A member of the New Orleans Public Library Board of Directors blasted the city’s library director...
So Much Happened In This Week’s School Board Meetings. Let Us Catch You Up.
By Aubri Juhasz
Source: WWNO
December 18, 2020
It’s been a busy week for the Orleans Parish School Board. During its last two meetings of the year,...BGR Supports 3 Proposed School Board Policies
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
December 16, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – The Bureau of Governmental Research said it supports three policy changes being considered by the Orleans...
Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng Discusses Pandemic, Future Priorities at Breakfast Briefing
December 15, 2020
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) hosted a virtual Breakfast Briefing featuring Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng....BGR Supports Proposed Policy Changes to Improve NOLA Public Schools’ Finances
December 14, 2020
Today, BGR releases this BGR NOW supporting three policy changes up for consideration by the Orleans Parish School Board...Viewpoint: New School Board members bring promise of systemic change
By Danae Columbus
Source: Uptown Messenger
December 14, 2020
The four new members recently elected to the Orleans Parish School Board will shake up the system and chart...Gambit Commentary: A note to our readers
By Gambit
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 9, 2020
We find ourselves in the uncomfortable, but necessarily so, position of having to start this week’s Commentary with an...Stephanie Grace: Voters sent LaToya Cantrell a clear message on library tax. She should listen.
By Stephanie Grace
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 9, 2020
The voters in Orleans Parish spoke quite clearly Saturday when they rejected three millage proposals that Mayor LaToya Cantrell...BGR Discusses Orleans Parish Public School Funding on “Talking NOLA Schools”
By Patrick Dobard
Source: WBOK 1230 AM
December 7, 2020
Susie Dudis, BGR Research Analyst and author of our Learning Curve report, today joined New Schools for New Orleans...