Jessica Rosgaard, Author at The Lens

City Council approves a budget – and lowers property tax rates; NOLA Public Schools Superintendent recommends two charters not be renewed; and an interview with the former Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux

Author Archives: Jessica Rosgaard

Behind The Lens episode 58: ‘We ended up with a partial rollback’

Behind The Lens episode 57: ‘It would be so detrimental to schools to lose $9.1 million in funding’

Behind The Lens episode 56: ‘This is a rather tough round of assessments’

Behind The Lens episode 55: ‘People are getting up at meetings to talk about how much they’re getting hit by this new assessment’

Behind The Lens episode 54: ‘Targeting Black communities as sites for industrial pollution is environmental racism, and is unacceptable.’

Behind The Lens episode 53: ‘The ramifications for our business are severe… I’m worried about long term’

Behind The Lens episode 52: ‘They’re only going to be reviewing 25 student files at every school they go to for this city-wide audit’

Behind The Lens episode 51: ‘The city is responsible for this, not the residents of Gordon Plaza.’

Behind The Lens episode 50: ‘It’s more than just voting for a candidate; civic engagement is bigger than that’

Behind The Lens episode 49: ‘I hope some more people can help, too. Not just us here.’