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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 January 4, 2020 Updated January 4, 2020

The New Orleans public school busing crisis should be treated as the civil rights issue that it is.

For children attending public schools in New Orleans who rely upon public transportation to go to school, the privatization of New Orleans public schools has created barriers to accessing free and safe yellow school bus transportation, and therefore, access to education altogether.
by Victor Jones January 4, 2020 Updated January 4, 2020

Years after school lead prevention program began, most fountain filters are in, but kitchen water still unfiltered

The district doesn’t actually know if it has a lead-in-water problem because the last known testing was decades ago.
by Marta Jewson December 27, 2019 Updated December 28, 2019

After 35 years, New Orleans is changing the way it regulates Entergy

When it comes to regulating Entergy New Orleans, the City Council has outsourced the vast majority of tasks to out-of-state consultants. Now, the city is trying to build in-house expertise.
by Michael Isaac Stein December 26, 2019 Updated December 27, 2019

Some Kennedy HS students move on, others still working toward diplomas

Graduation problems identified in the spring of 2019 affected of the class and shocked students who thought they’d graduated.
by Marta Jewson December 23, 2019 Updated January 6, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 61: 'Even if a school is not performing well, parents generally don't want to see this overturn every year.'

Two New Orleans schools won't have their charters renewed, concerns over diversity postpone a vote for a Convention Center architect, and local groups demand safe working conditions for construction contractors.
by Jessica Rosgaard December 22, 2019 Updated December 23, 2019

OPSB falls short in votes to overrule superintendent on charter non-renewals

Votes fail despite large community turnout for both charters. The district plans to run Coghill directly next year. Craig will be taken over by another charter organization.
by Marta Jewson December 19, 2019 Updated December 19, 2019

Convention Center again defers vote on master architect over lack of inclusion of minority businesses

While the vote was for a single contract, the debate broadened to how the Convention Center approached minority-business participation in general.
by Michael Isaac Stein December 19, 2019 Updated December 19, 2019

Lawyer says French Quarter school did not alert parents, waited days to call police after alleged sexual assault

School CEO says Homer A. Plessy staff always promptly inform parents and authorities after an incident.
by Marta Jewson December 18, 2019 Updated December 18, 2019

Monitors say NOPD academy now in compliance with federal consent decree

Monitors have found department in compliance with at least 11 of 18 major consent decree sections.
by Michael Isaac Stein December 17, 2019 Updated December 17, 2019

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