Willow Charter School (formerly Lusher Charter School)
Willow School, formerly Lusher Charter School, is a K-12 charter school in Uptown New Orleans, uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, in the university area. Willow is chartered by Advocates for Arts Based Education (AABE), which acts as the board for the entire school. Willow School has three uptown campuses; the lower school program is housed at the Dr. Everett J. Williams, Jr. Campus (formerly Willow Campus), the middle school is at the Ellis L. Marsalis, Jr. Campus (the former Henry W. Allen School), and the high school is at the Elijah Brimmer, Jr. Campus (the former Alcée Fortier High School) on Freret Street. A temporary campus was housed at the Jewish Community Center on St. Charles Avenue. In 2016 Danielle Dreilinger of ''The Times-Picayune'' described the school as "exceptionally popular" and "one of the best public elementary schools in Louisiana". Andrew Vanacore, of the same publication, wrote in 2013 that Lusher was "top-notch". History Lusher was founded in 1917 and for ...
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