Matthew Kincaid: Strategies that Cede Power to Students
An excerpt from Matthew Kincaid's new book Freedom Teaching.
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Timely coverage of the people, policies, and events shaping New Orleans and Louisiana. This category delivers clear, factual reporting that keeps readers informed about local government, community issues, and stories that matter most to everyday residents.
On Saturday, MLK Parade Again Spans St. Claude Avenue
How Phase III came to be
Though they once applauded the jail’s ambitious, federally overseen reforms, community groups and political leaders in New Orleans united in opposition to a key mandate stemming from those efforts: the construction of a $109 million mental health jail.
‘Auld Len Synes’ – Top 2023 stories
Public outcry against carbon capture in Louisiana growing
Some activists worry that the daytime state task force hearings in Baton Rouge on the issue are missing important voices from affected Black communities
Mississippi River and its mayors step onto international climate stage, at COP28
St. John Parish sued for shutting down critic, told not to rezone controversial site
In the same week, a judge again barred the parish from making the Greenfield Property industrial. And parish-council critic Joy Banner filed a First Amendment lawsuit.
Judging a block by its covers
Living School mom asks school board: ‘What’s more important, test scores or actual students?’
