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Behind The Lens episode 62: 'My wish is that we start to view this for what it is, which is a civil rights issue.'

We look back at the grading scandal that rocked Kennedy High School, plans to change how Entergy is regulated, and the negative impacts of a decentralized busing system for public schools in New Orleans.
by Jessica Rosgaard

This week on Behind the Lens:

The grade inflation scandal that rocked John F. Kennedy High School affected students graduation eligibility, and lead the New Beginnings Schools Foundation to surrender its charters. Lens Education reporter Marta Jewson has a recap of one of the biggest stories of 2019.


Also: Entergy update. The New Orleans City Council is continuing with plans to change how the energy company is regulated. Michael Isaac Stein has that report.


And a children’s rights attorney says the privatization of public school busing in New Orleans has lead to a crisis that should be viewed as a civil rights issue. We talk with Victor Jones of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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