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Behind the Lens offers reporter’s thoughts, analysis and perspective on their stories, offering a glimpse into the inner workings of the Lens newsroom; how a particular story came to be, why it matters and what it might mean to our listeners.

Behind The Lens episode 64: 'It's a direct reaction to what was a big problem at one high school.'

NOLA Public Schools has adopts a new high school credit review program, and plans are moving ahead for the $675 million dollar hotel project at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Also - changing of the podcast guard.
by Jessica Rosgaard January 17, 2020 Updated January 23, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 63: 'There's going to be unsheltered homeless people until we dedicate the resources to house them permanently.'

Parents fight for the education rights of special needs children, we explore the reality of the city's unsheltered homeless, and the Army Corps is sued over the 2019 operation of the Bonnet Carre spillway.
by Jessica Rosgaard January 12, 2020 Updated January 17, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 62: 'My wish is that we start to view this for what it is, which is a civil rights issue.'

We look back at the grading scandal that rocked Kennedy High School, plans to change how Entergy is regulated, and the negative impacts of a decentralized busing system for public schools in New Orleans.
by Jessica Rosgaard January 4, 2020 Updated January 4, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 61: 'Even if a school is not performing well, parents generally don't want to see this overturn every year.'

Two New Orleans schools won't have their charters renewed, concerns over diversity postpone a vote for a Convention Center architect, and local groups demand safe working conditions for construction contractors.
by Jessica Rosgaard December 22, 2019 Updated December 23, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 60: ‘I think a lot of people assumed that this was a fix for special education, and it wasn’t quite that’

An in-depth report on the state of special education in New Orleans, and how downsizing Convention Center Boulevard could impact traffic through the Warehouse District.
by Jessica Rosgaard December 13, 2019 Updated December 15, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 59: ‘He always maintained his innocence, and he always held out hope’

City Council questions a proposed nonprofit contract, NOLA Public Schools touts inflated graduation rate index, and the tragic story of Erin Hunter and New Orleans' justice system.
by Jessica Rosgaard December 6, 2019 Updated December 15, 2019

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

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
by Jessica Rosgaard November 22, 2019 Updated December 15, 2019

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

by Jessica Rosgaard November 15, 2019 Updated December 15, 2019

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

School assessment grades are in, City Council approves new electric and gas rates, and an Algiers home belonging to Senator Troy Carter goes up in flames.
by Jessica Rosgaard November 9, 2019 Updated December 15, 2019

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

InspireNOLA takes over the charter for Pierre A. Capdau, controversy over the appraisal for a new oil terminal in Plaquemines Parish, and the City Council begins working on the 2020 budget.
by Jessica Rosgaard November 3, 2019 Updated December 15, 2019

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