The New Orleans Center for Resilience serves children with some of the most extreme behavior needs in the city, often stemming from trauma or mental illness.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Citizen groups back plan to better fund and manage city green space
Millage recipients will have to accept coordinated planning.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 13: ‘Tell me what makes you burn inside to tear tourism down’
Editor Charles Maldonado talks about tourism taxes, jobs and data with Stephen Perry. And education reporter Marta Jewson discusses one of her latest stories, a collaboration with HuffPost on the Center for Resilience.
Posted inSchools
Algiers Charter school employees must reapply for their jobs next year
The new policy comes as two of the charter group’s schools are set to close.
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics, Opinion
Fishing for good news? Here’s a breakthrough food lovers can celebrate
Local chefs prevail—so far—in fight to strengthen Gulf fisheries
Posted inSchools
Trauma is the norm for many New Orleans kids. This school was made for them.
A staggering percentage of kids in New Orleans experience trauma. Safe spaces at schools are hard to come by.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in review: a look at the powerful software behind the city’s surveillance system
Plus a year in review from our weekly podcast Behind The Lens. A vote to hand control of McDonogh 35 to a charter group means New Orleans is likely to become the first major city in the country without traditional, direct-run schools. And one of the city’s most desirable elementary schools will not accept new pre-K students next year.
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A year in review from Behind The Lens: ‘Very few colossal failures’
Happy New Year from Behind The Lens.
Posted inCriminal Justice
‘Holy cow’: the powerful software behind the city’s surveillance system
Software package can track movement and identify objects and people. The suite also includes “predictive policing” software, but officials say the city isn’t using it.
Posted inSchools
With expected privatization of McDonogh 35, New Orleans is poised to become an all-charter city
By handing over McDonogh 35 to a contractor, the city will no longer have any direct-run schools in 2019. The board votes Thursday.