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F to D grade changes at Kennedy High School are suspicious, former administrator says

Runell King says he discovered evidence that Kennedy employees improperly inflated students' grades. He sent it to top administrators and was fired soon after. The CEO of the school's charter network denies the allegations, saying the changes were made to correct a software error.
by Marta Jewson March 22, 2019 Updated January 10, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 24: ‘A solution to pollution’

An extended interview with Lt. Gen. Russel Honore about the GreenARMY's 2019 legislative agenda. And Michael Isaac Stein talks about a local immigration advocacy group's recent FOIA victory in federal court.
by Tom Wright March 22, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

Transportation planner sees merit in speeding up Canal streetcar service

Focus should be on transit riders, not cars.
by Bobby Evans March 22, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

EPA, LDEQ want Mosaic to resume water removal from shifting gypsum stack

Mosaic told The Lens that the company has not decided to do so — even as the EPA cast doubt on the company’s model used to determine the stability of the reservoir itself.
by Tom Wright March 21, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans school district wants to shift $10 million from facilities to academics, requiring change to state law

State law requires that money taken from a property tax and a portion of school sales taxes only be used for facility renovation and repair. Also, the district contemplates swapping properties with city housing authority.
by Marta Jewson March 19, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Going off the grid: Canal streetcars rumble toward a big mistake

Plan would drop stops, block intersections.
by Roberta Brandes Gratz March 17, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Week in Review: The final year in a closing school

by Marta Jewson March 16, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 23: ‘When they told the parents about this, it was already done’

Education reporter Marta Jewson talks about her series on school closures in New Orleans. Michael Isaac Stein on the latest news on short-term rentals. And host and producer Tom Wright talks to Jed Horne about The Lens' opinion section.
by Tom Wright March 15, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

State reviewing controversial wastewater treatment technique

Proponents say wastewater assimilation helps rebuild wetlands. Their opponents warn it's making them much worse. Now DEQ says it's reviewing the practice's impacts across south Louisiana.
by Tom Wright March 14, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Jailing victims or healing them: a tale of two very different responses to abuse

Court Watch NOLA seeks wholesale reform of the justice system.
by Orissa Arend March 13, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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