Aubri Juhasz
Aubri Juhasz is the education reporter for New Orleans Public Radio. Before coming to New Orleans, she was a producer for National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. She helped lead the show's technology and book coverage and reported her own feature stories, including the surge in cycling deaths in New York City and the decision by some states to offer competitive video gaming to high school students as an extracurricular activity.
She grew up on Long Island and holds a bachelor's degree in English and political science from Barnard College, Columbia University.
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A wealthy Baton Rouge neighborhood has become its own city in order to try to create a new school district. Some residents call the move modern day segregation. -
One outside estimate puts the program’s eventual cost at more than $500 million a year. The state’s own assessment of the minimum cost is about half of that. -
Gov. Jeff Landry opened Louisiana’s regular legislative session Monday with a to-do list for lawmakers. Among the items: Make it easier for parents to send their kids to private schools and fix the state’s insurance market. -
Mardi Gras is king cake season and one New Orleans woman has found a fun way to find the best ones and rank them.
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The conflict in the Middle East has led to demonstrations, backlash and even violence on college campuses. For student journalists, it's likely the biggest story they've ever covered.
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Tensions have been high on college campuses ever since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the resulting war in Gaza. For student journalists, it's likely the biggest story they've ever covered. -
The play Roe, based on the Supreme Court case, was recently performed in Louisiana, where abortion is now severely restricted.
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Louisiana is experiencing the largest wildfires in the state's history. At least 2 people have died. The state is in a severe drought and continues to experience record heat.
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Louisiana gubernatorial race is picking up as candidates released their first campaign ads this week since officially qualifying. -
Set in Philadelphia, the award-winning sitcom finds humor in the struggles of teaching in an under-resourced school district. Real-life Philly teachers tell NPR there's truth in every joke.
