Behind The Lens episode 36: ‘No, I don’t have my diploma yet’
We hear from a Kennedy High School senior who still doesn't know if she graduated. Plus, a plan for ending cash bail. And a new budget crisis for public defenders in New Orleans.
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Behind The Lens episode 35: ‘I know this isn’t welcome news. I wish it were different.’
High school administrators scramble to figure out who's eligible to graduate, even after the ceremony is over. The Orleans school district wants to put a school athletic field on a former toxic dump site. And what's going on with the Gun Violence Reduction Task Force?
Behind The Lens episode 34: ‘That water would have to go somewhere’
Marta Jewson gives us an update on Kennedy High School. And Jessica Rosgaard talks to the Army Corps of Engineers about the Morganza Spillway.
Behind The Lens episode 33: ‘Sort of an elusive character’
Marta Jewson on the four-day week at Friends of King Schools. Michael Isaac Stein on an affordable housing development in Bywater. And Lens co-founder Karen Gadbois on Ken Charity, who faces federal charges related to the collapse of First NBC Bank.
Behind The Lens episode 32: ‘There’s probably a lot of work that still needs to be done’
A major vote on short-term rentals at the City Council. Asbestos in New Orleans schools. And an interview with Brian Knighten of the Broad Theater about flooding and drainage in the city.
Behind The Lens episode 31: ‘We apologize for this inconvenience’
Marta Jewson on the resignation of a charter school network's CEO. Michael Isaac Stein on the latest recommended fines against Entergy New Orleans. And some highlights from The Lens' most recent public records workshop.
Behind The Lens episode 30: One-newspaper town
Marta Jewson on lead filters in New Orleans public schools. Michael Isaac Stein on how short-term rentals figure into Mayor Cantrell's infrastructure deal. And Jed Horne talks about The Advocate's purchase of The Times-Picayune.
Behind The Lens episode 29: ‘I will not in any way apologize for that’
Michael Isaac Stein talks traffic cameras. Marta Jewson looks at some new research from the Education Research Alliance. And an exit interview with former Behind The Lens host Tom Wright.
Behind The Lens episode 28: ‘Conversations that must be had’
Awaiting the results of the OneApp school selection process - we'll explain why this is a somewhat anxious time for many parents. Also, an interview with author Nathaniel Rich on the politics of climate change.
Behind The Lens episode 27: ‘Violently, ugly, viciously, for money’
More on the New Beginnings Schools Foundation with Marta Jewson. And special guest Bob Marshall talks about coastal erosion.
