The Latest

NSNO on WWNO: This Year Summer School Is for Almost Everybody

New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO) CEO Patrick Dobard was recently interviewed on WWNO about summer learning opportunities and how NSNO has helped to fund expanded opportunities for students across the city. Quotes from Patrick are below. Read or listen to the full story here.

“Dobard said he expects the number of students attending summer school to triple this year, from 4,000 to 12,000, based on the 72 grant proposals his organization reviewed.

Accepted applications had to meet two conditions: Provide students with transportation to and from the school and be able to draw a “throughline” between summer offerings and the skills students need to be successful in the classroom. All of the proposals were accepted and the 72 schools received a combined $1.5 million in funds. Individual grants ranged from $15,000 to $30,000 per school, according to Dobard.”

“‘It’s a bit scary to think that there are so many kids that have been out of school,‘ Dobard said. ‘Hopefully [summer learning] will be an opportunity to get them re-engaged. It’s a less stressful environment to get them back acclimated to being in a school setting and then hopefully get them back in school in the fall.’”

The Latest