KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) is the division of KIPP Schools active in the New Orleans metropolitan area.
By 2016 it became the charter school operator with the largest number of schools. Greg Larose of The Times Picayune wrote that KIPP New Orleans is "in many ways the symbol of the revolution", meaning the educational reforms in New Orleans that occurred post-Hurricane Katrina (2005). [1] In 2019 Della Haselle of the same publication described KIPP New Orleans as "one of the city's oldest and biggest charter school operators". [2]
Circa 2014 KIPP New Orleans established KIPP Through College, a program for students who attended KIPP schools. [1]
As of 2016, 61% of the newly graduated students of KIPP New Orleans were to attend tertiary educational institutions or enter the United States Armed Forces. [1]
Carrollton is a historic neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, which includes the Carrollton Historic District, recognized by the HISTORIC DISTRICT LANDMARK COMMISSION. It is the part of Uptown New Orleans farthest upriver while still being easily accessible to the French Quarter. It was historically a separate town, laid out in 1833 and incorporated on March 10, 1845. Carrollton was annexed by New Orleans in 1874, but it has long retained some elements of distinct identity.
The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) governs the public school system that serves New Orleans, Louisiana.
Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, encompassing a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and the Jefferson Parish line. It remains an area of mixed residential and small commercial properties, with a wealth of 19th-century architecture. It includes part or all of Uptown New Orleans Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Jefferson Parish Public Schools is a school district based in Harvey in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The district operates all district public schools in Jefferson Parish. As of 2014 it had 47,000 students, making it the largest public school system in the state.
East Carrollton is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Spruce Street to the northeast, Lowerline Street to the southeast, St. Charles Avenue to the southwest and South Carrollton Avenue to the northwest.
Hollygrove is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, located in the city's 17th Ward. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Palmetto Street to the north, Cambronne, Edinburgh, Forshey, Fig and Leonidas Streets to the east, Earhart Boulevard to the south and the Jefferson Parish boundary to the west. Conrad playground, the Cuccia-Byrnes playground and Larry Gilbert baseball stadium are located in Hollygrove. The Hollygrove Market and Farm is also located in Hollygrove. Notable people, including rapper Lil Wayne, have grown up in the neighborhood.
Lusher Charter School is a K-12 charter school in uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, in the university area. Lusher is chartered by Advocates for Arts Based Education (AABE), which acts as the board for the entire school. Lusher School has three uptown campuses; the K-5 program is housed at the Willow Street campus, the middle and high schools are both located at the Fortier campus on Freret Street, and a temporary campus was housed at the Jewish Community Center on St. Charles Avenue.
New Orleans Charter Science & Math High School is an open enrollment charter school in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Students commonly refer to the school as "SciHigh", "Science & Math", or vice versa, "Math and Science".
Leonidas is a neighborhood designation in the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: South Claiborne Avenue, Leonidas and Fig Streets to the north, South Carrollton Avenue to the east, the Mississippi River and Jefferson Parish to the west. Although an official city planning district name, the name "Leonidas" is not widely used nor has it any historical usage and the area is usually referred to by the larger neighborhood "Uptown, or "Carrollton".
Lower Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St. Charles Avenue, Felicity, Prytania, Thalia, Magazine, and Julia Streets to the north; the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, Crescent City Connection, and Mississippi River to the east; Felicity Street, Magazine Street, Constance Street, Jackson Avenue, Chippewa Street, Soraparu Street, and St. Thomas Street to the south; and 1st Street to the west.
Sojourner Truth Academy is a name used by two separate, unrelated charter schools in the United States: Sojourner Truth Academy in Minneapolis, MN (1999–present) and Sojourner Truth Academy in New Orleans, LA (2008-2012). The Louisiana based school was a charter school located in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, along Napoleon Avenue. This Wikipedia entry pertains to the New Orleans school only. The Recovery School District (RSD) oversaw the operations of the school. The school was named after Sojourner Truth.
John F. Kennedy High School is a high school located in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. It is a charter school under the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB).
Abramson Sci Academy is a high school in the New Orleans East area of New Orleans, United States. The school has an open admission system.
Marion Abramson Senior High was a high school in the New Orleans East area of New Orleans, United States. The former Abramson campus is adjacent to Greater St. Stephen's Baptist Church. The school was operated by New Orleans Public Schools.
New Orleans College Preparatory Academies or New Orleans College Prep (NOCP) is a charter school operator in New Orleans, Louisiana. It originally had its headquarters and its original campus in the former Sylvanie Williams Elementary School in Central City. The Cohen building is in Uptown.
Sophie B. Wright Charter School is a charter high school and middle school in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a part of the Recovery School District and was named after Sophie B. Wright.
The Carrollton Courthouse is a historic building in the Carrollton neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. Built in 1855, it originally served as a courthouse before being utilized by several public schools. It is currently under construction for private-sector use.
Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans (LFNO) is a type II charter school, and French international school in New Orleans, Louisiana. As of 2021 it serves Pre-Kindergarten through grade 10 and will add a new grade level each school year until it is a full PK-12 school. It is under the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB).