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KIPP Leadership Academy’s front sign shows state testing dates as the 2024-25 school year comes to a close. (Katy Reckdahl/The Lens)

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On Monday, the Orleans Parish School Board will hear the city’s offer to settle the school board’s 2019 lawsuit. But over the past five months, as the two parties negotiated, charter leaders have been tightening belts and hoping that the city will finally agree to hand over 100% of property-tax money to schools, instead of skimming away millions each year.

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