The New Orleans Imperative, hosted by Dr. Raynard Sanders, returns to the air from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. each Monday on WHIV FM New Orleans FM 102.3. Listeners can also catch the show online at www.whiv.org or listen at www.theneworleansimperative.org. The New Orleans Imperative began broadcasting in March 2009 as the...
New Orleans Education Organizations Awarded Nearly $13 Million to Recruit & Train Teachers
By Morgan Lawrence The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a nearly $13 million grant to a group of New Orleans universities and non-profits to recruit, prepare, and develop nearly 900 highly-effective, culturally competent teachers from diverse backgrounds by 2020. The project establishes a unique and innovative partnership of teacher...
By the Numbers: The Katrina Pain Index 2016
[contentblock id=1 img=gcb.png] By Bill Quiqley Hurricane Katrina hit 11 years ago. Population of the city of New Orleans is down by over 95,000 people from 484,674 in 2000 to 389,617 in 2015. Almost all this loss of people is in the African-American community. Child poverty is up, double the national...