Ron Ridenhour’s letter changed the history of a war.
Soros accepts Ridenhour Prize for Courage in an age of lies
Election Day 2016 peculiarities and irregularities in the New Orleans area
Loyola student covering charter schools for The Lens wins national honor
Webcast: graduation rates and job readiness part of WYES coverage
Michael Sartisky leaves board of The Lens; CPA Bev Nichols becomes a director
The Lens hires prizewinner Tyler Bridges to cover public policy
Veteran prize-winning reporter Tyler Bridges will become a staff writer with The Lens on Oct. 1, focusing on state-level public-policy decisions that affect the New Orleans area.
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What's with City Hall's ongoing campaign to kill District Councils?
Key to charter success: a principal rarely found in school's front office
By Folwell Dunbar, The Lens contributing opinion writer |
Over the years I have had an opportunity to conduct quality reviews of numerous charter schools here in Louisiana and throughout the country. Working with teams of national and local experts, we look at everything from leadership and assessment practices to technology integration and community engagement.
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Panel to tout, encourage whistleblowers
By Tom Gogola, The Lens staff writer |
From Erin Brockovich to WikiLeaks, whistleblowers play a critical role in forcing transparency and accountability on corporate and public-sector shenanigans. New Orleans has had more than its share of shenanigans worthy of whistleblowing in recent years, from police brutality after Hurricane Katrina to unpacking the slippery utterances from British Petroleum after the disastrous 2010 Gulf oil spill.