The Lens will get a database it has sought for more than two years.
Posted inSchools
Compare 2017 school performance scores for New Orleans schools
Schools run by the Orleans Parish School Board and the Recovery School District received a C this year.
Posted inSchools
State warns International High School for making it hard for students to enroll
This is the second time in two years the school has been cited for enrollment violations.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
Agreed: We need to begin ‘living with water’ — but how to pay for it?
There’s no relying on pumps alone.
Posted inInvestigations, Land Use
How Airbnb is pushing locals out of New Orleans’ coolest neighborhoods
The sharing economy was supposed to benefit residents. Instead, our investigation shows it’s accelerating gentrification, making neighborhoods richer and whiter. In this collaboration with HuffPost, we take you to a block in Treme where 10 of the 16 homes are vacation rentals.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Let’s put a truly great New Orleanian on the pedestal at Lee Circle
Domino is New Orleans’ most important musician since Louis Armstrong.
Posted inInvestigations, Schools
School drinking water will be tested for lead — after filters are installed to remove it
If the filters are installed properly, the tests should not detect any lead. School leaders decided not to test the water before installing filters.
Posted inSchools
Orleans Parish School Board plans to spend $800,000 on filters to remove lead from water
School officials planned to test water, but they changed course after the water board raised questions.
Posted inSchools
KIPP Leadership employee falsified records to admit children too young for kindergarten
The children can stay, but the state won’t pay for their education this year.
Posted inEvents, Government & Politics
HuffPost’s Listen to America tour rolls into New Orleans this weekend
The Lens is pleased to be one of HuffPost’s partners. Join us at three events around town.