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

Posted September 7, 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 24, 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...

Behind The Lens episode 44: ‘This is worse than we thought.’

Posted August 9, 201900:30:37

The New Orleans City Council tightens restrictions on short term rentals, a judge denies emergency transcripts for students caught in the John F. Kennedy...

Behind The Lens episode 43: ‘It’s not fair that to get your children basic educational services in this city that that’s what it has to come to’

Posted August 3, 201900:34:54

A conflict of interest surfaces in light of a new study on short term rentals, a local parent discovers that New Orleans' charter schools aren't legally...