Her voice steady but laced with the raw edge of memory, Dr. Fateama Fulmore stood before a room of finance pros and school leaders giving a glimpse into her rough childhood. Born in Brooklyn's shadow of the crack epidemic, she grew up in a home fractured by addiction and mental illness. Welfare checks kept the lights on, but it was school that saved her. "I was the kid who was grateful for my scho...

Imagine a child in New Orleans East, juggling homework and the weight of the world, stepping out of class and into a doctor's office just down the hall. No bus rides across town, no waiting weeks for an appointment. Just real help, right there where the school bell rings. That's the promise that unfolded today at the New Orleans East Opportunity Center, where NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) is part ...