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A group of people hold signs and banners. One sign reads, “Wake up,” and includes a drawing of the Earth in flames.
Posted inClimate Change

As Climate Clock Ticks, US Government Has Been Using Burning Trash to Look Green

by Will Evans and Najib Aminy July 24, 2023July 24, 2023

Federal agencies have been padding their environmental stats with a strategy that’s too cheap, too carbon-heavy and too easy to make a difference.

Posted inThe Cost of Choice

The cost of school choice

Emily Harris by Emily Harris, Najib Aminy, Katharine Mieszkowski, Mwende Hinojosa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Diaz, Sumi Aggarwal, Hannah Young, Al Letson, Andy Donohue, Michael Corey, Diana Montaño and Robert J. Rosenthal August 17, 2019July 1, 2021

Dominique Martin was thrilled to get a state-funded voucher to send her daughter to private school. We go to Louisiana to investigate the cost of school choice.

Posted inAccountability, The Cost of Choice, U.S. Education

As New Orleans’ Catholic school enrollment fell, state vouchers came to the rescue

by Kim Chatelain, Lee Zurik and Jess Clark May 14, 2019June 30, 2021

Archdiocese school officials have slowed attrition by tapping into a program that lets parents use state dollars to pay tuition at nonpublic schools.

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Posted inAccountability, The Cost of Choice, U.S. Education

Louisiana officials ask little before letting private schools get millions in public vouchers

by Kim Chatelain, Lee Zurik and Jess Clark May 9, 2019June 30, 2021

The state has approved every private school that sought vouchers.

Posted inAccountability, The Cost of Choice, U.S. Education

How one troubled New Orleans school earned millions from Louisiana’s school-choice program

by Kim Chatelain, Lee Zurik and Jess Clark May 8, 2019June 30, 2021

McMillian’s First Steps Academy shows how some low-performing schools exist solely because of state voucher subsidies, with little accountability.

Posted inAccountability, The Cost of Choice, U.S. Education

Louisiana promised children a way out of bad public schools – then steered thousands to D- and F-grade private campuses

by Kim Chatelain, Lee Zurik and Jess Clark May 7, 2019June 30, 2021

Politicians said the Louisiana Scholarship Program would improve children’s performance. It has failed to live up to its billing.

Posted inClimate Change, Sustainability

Red Cross ‘failed for 12 days’ after historic Louisiana floods

by Derek Kravitz, ProPublica October 3, 2016June 30, 2021

In August, flooding in Louisiana killed 13 people and left more than 80,000 homes severely damaged. And once again, the American Red Cross’ response left local officials seething.

Posted inClimate Change, Sustainability

Wading through the aftermath of Louisiana’s 1,000-year flood

by Julie Dermansky September 26, 2016June 30, 2021

Many of the homes that were flooded in the Baton Rouge area after a record-breaking storm still have contents and debris that haven’t been hauled away.

Posted inUncategorized

Alton Sterling’s funeral offers a moment of reflection

by Julie Dermansky and Sam Ward July 19, 2016June 30, 2021

More than 1,000 people, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, attended the funeral for Alton Sterling, who was killed by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Posted inAnd Justice for Some, Criminal Justice

When Louisiana’s repeat offenders are judges

by Amy Julia Harris July 14, 2016June 30, 2021

It takes a lot for a judge to get publicly disciplined once, let alone twice. But at least five judges across Louisiana have violated their oaths repeatedly and abused their judicial authority.

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