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Behind The Lens episode 49: ‘I hope some more people can help, too. Not just us here.’

Posted September 21, 201900:25:28

A charter group might lose Coghill school, as seven schools face renewal this year; the RTA and Convention Center could go to court over tax revenue;...

Behind The Lens episode 48: ‘It raises questions about how the Assessor’s Office is tracking the several other industrial tax exemptions that currently exist’

Posted September 13, 201900:32:26

The impact that industrial farms are having on local fishermen and the Gulf Dead Zone, verifying record keeping on the Industrial Tax Exemption Program,...

Behind The Lens episode 47: ‘The right schools weren’t monitored, and that’s a problem.’

Posted September 6, 201900:21:02

A roundup of the week in education news, and a recommendation that Entergy New Orleans should be "net zero" carbon emissions by 2050 to combat global...

Behind The Lens episode 46: ‘Hopefully all that data is still going to be made available about graduation rates… cause I think those kids deserve to know’

Posted August 23, 201900:26:04

KIPP New Orleans will take over the charter for John F. Kennedy High School after this year, Kira Orange Jones survives an election eligibility challenge...

Behind The Lens episode 45: ‘Louisiana is reliably in the bottom 10-percent of states in terms of women’s representation’

Posted August 16, 201900:26:30

Louisiana has a record number of women running for statewide elected office, more bad news for John F. Kennedy High School regarding a student receiving...