May 06 Watch New Orleans Charter Schools Produce Mixed Results Is a change in management enough to transform some of the worst schools in the country? New Orleans superintendent Paul Vallas seems to think so. But while charters are outperforming other schools in New Orleans, there's evidence they may be… Continue watching
May 06 New David Simon Drama Will Depict Life in Post-Katrina New Orleans By Arts Desk Fans of the groundbreaking TV drama "The Wire" can expect a new David Simon series about life in urban America next year. HBO has reportedly picked up "Treme," a new series about musicians in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch Documentary Traces Family’s Struggle After Katrina Herbert Gettridge struggled for years to rebuild his New Orleans home in the lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina. In an interview, producer June Cross describes how she documented Gettridge's story in "The Old Man and the Storm" which airs… Continue watching
Dec 16 Architecture for the Masses Architect Bryan Bell likes to quote a certain statistic: Only 2 percent of homebuyers work with an architect to design a home that fits their needs. In other words, shelter is a necessity, architecture is a luxury. Continue reading
Dec 15 Rebuilding New Orleans with Prospect.1 By Arts Desk Tonight on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown reports on the New Orleans' efforts to rebuild its art scene and its tourist industry through Prospect.1, an exhibition of contemporary art billed as the largest of its kind ever held in the United… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch New Orleans Art Exhibition Aims to Help City Heal A new contemporary art exhibit in New Orleans that's billed as the largest of its kind to ever be held in the U.S. seeks to help bring about the healing and rebirth of the vibrant city that was devastated by… Continue watching
Oct 22 Reporter’s Notebook: Ray Suarez Discusses Series on Troubled U.S. Infrastructure By Steve Goldbloom As the NewsHour airs a series of reports on the country's ailing infrastructure, produced in collaboration with WNET New York, senior NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez spoke with Steve Goldbloom about his experiences examining the issue. "We're getting wakeup calls from… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Increased Decay Strains Budget-strapped New Orleans Port Even before Hurricane Katrina, the structural flaws of the port of New Orleans, combined with increased shipping volume, strained the infrastructure resource. Ray Suarez examines the port's struggle to fund improvements and keep up with its competition. Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch New Teachers Learn the Ropes at New Orleans’ Schools At the start of a new school year in New Orleans, first-time educators are leaning the ropes and working to gain respect from students and fellow teachers. In the latest installment of his reports on school reform in the city,… Continue watching
Sep 03 Gustav Evacuees Return Home; Bush to Tour Hard-hit Areas By PBS NewsHour The 2 million evacuees who fled the threat of Hurricane Gustav jammed roads Wednesday as many tried to return home to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. President Bush also headed to the city to survey the damage. Continue reading