Coronavirus Archives | The Lens

New Orleans will launch ‘community learning hubs’ at libraries, rec centers to help students without internet access

by Marta Jewson August 5, 2020August 5, 2020

Public schools are starting online, but officials are still working to close a connectivity gap of up to 20 percent.

New Orleans City Council questions schools reopening

by Marta Jewson August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

Library employees worried that city’s response to infected worker could increase risk of spread

by Michael Isaac Stein August 3, 2020August 4, 2020

Positive COVID-19 test pushes Plessy Community School training online

by Marta Jewson August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

Teachers, community members urge NOLA Public Schools to require stronger protections for charter school employees

by Marta Jewson July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

Protesters block access to courts, force City Hall to lock its doors in anti-eviction demonstration

by Michael Isaac Stein July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

As New Orleans schools plan virtual reopening, 20 percent of students may still lack internet access

by Marta Jewson July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 91: Ripple effects

by Tom Wright July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

NOLA Public Schools will delay in-person classes until early September

by Marta Jewson July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

81 incarcerated people have been moved from New Orleans jail to other jails throughout the state, despite suspension of routine transfers

by Nicholas Chrastil July 21, 2020July 21, 2020