By Anonymous The following schools in the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools will reopen Monday for students and staff: Audubon Charter School (both campuses), Warren Easton High School, Benjamin Franklin High School, Hynes Elementary Charter School, International School of Louisiana, Lake Forest Elementary Charter School, Lusher Charter School (all campuses) and Moton Elementary.

By Maloney, Stephen Nine New Orleans charter schools have joined with Baptist Community Ministries and the School Leadership Center to cut operations costs.

By Anonymous Nine principals have formed the Louisiana Charter School Alliance to improve school operations in areas including legal services, financial reporting, teacher recruitment and group purchasing.

By Maloney, Stephen When the first Lusher Charter School senior class graduates this school year, nearly half the students will have already completed a full semester of college.

By Peter Henderson NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Seven-year-old Kennedi DeJean started school in a better place this year. She got there the long way -- by way of Hurricane Katrina.