The Washington Post published an article titled Amid Katrina’s Ruins, Black Colleges Survive: Xavier University, the nation’s only historically black Catholic university, expected half its…
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The Washington Post published an article titled Amid Katrina’s Ruins, Black Colleges Survive: Xavier University, the nation’s only historically black Catholic university, expected half its…
I’m back in my office for the first time since August 26th. I was amazed to find everything pretty much just as I left it.…
I thought we were done getting supplies from Habans Elementary several weeks ago. But we keep going back to Xy’s old school for more stuff.…
The University wants staff back next Monday, according to information posted on the website. What’s incredible to me is that this news has only come…
Hmmm… I guess I was wrong when I talked about the “air of inevitability” regarding the position of webmaster for the University. The VP of…
On Thursday I got a phone call I’d kind of been expecting, but which still caught me by surprise. It was the VP of IT…
Today was the first day of classes at several schools in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, including Xy’s new school. It’s big news. That’s…
There are three elementary schools opening in the newly formed Algiers Charter School Association. Xy attended a mass meeting the other day and observed that…
I’ve spent the better part of the last two days hauling stuff from Xy’s old school to her new one. Just a short drive up…
Today was Xy’s first day at Eisenhower Elementary. It was strange. Only two of the old Eisenhower faculty have been re-hired. There were former Eisenhower…
Xy got a call today confirming that she’s got a job teaching at Eisenhower Elementary in Algiers. She starts tomorrow morning at 9am. The principal…
The electricians started work on our house today. Also, the plumber got the city inspector to come by and certify us for getting our gas…
Xy went to a job screening today. It seems there are hundreds of teachers competing for 60 jobs in the newly chartered schools in the…
A few days ago I got an e-mail from one of the higher-ups at the University indicating that I still have a job there. The…
Students go back to the New Orleans Public Schools today. In theory anyway. In practice — but that’s another story. The big hype this year?…
Our day here at the University started with a blackout, which lasted about two hours. I took pictures.
Ever heard of Nickleby? That’s teacher slang for NCLB — No Child Left Behind. I’ve been hearing a lot about it lately as Xy was…
I’d originally put in for last Monday as a vacation day. But I came back from our trip a few days early, and was ready…
Back to work today, and it was quite comfortable to be back in my office doing what I do. Cozy, almost. All the familiar faces…
Life is pretty much back to normal in New Orleans, now that the threat of Hurricane Dennis has passed. We had some gusty winds yesterday…