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Louisiana Considered: Special education programs and more in New Orleans schools

Students at Red River Elementary in Coushatta, Louisiana work on a reading comprehension exercise. June 8, 2021.
Aubri Juhasz
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Students at Red River Elementary in Coushatta, Louisiana work on a reading comprehension exercise. June 8, 2021.
  • Patrick Madden hosted this Monday’s episode of Louisiana Considered.
  • WWNO/WRKF education reporter Aubri Juhasz speaks with the Center for Learner Equity’s Jennifer Coco about a recently-published guide that helps New Orleans parents of children with disabilities to find schools with the right special education programs for their children. Aubri also visits New Orleans’ first academy for English language learners who speak Spanish as their first language.
  • Gulf States Newsroom wealth and poverty reporter Stephan Bisaha speaks with Mississippi residents who would face serious financial trouble if federal child tax credit payments and SNAP benefit increases lapse at the end of 2021.
Patrick was the Regional News Director for the news collaboration between WRKF Baton Rouge and WWNO New Orleans, from 2019 through 2023.
Aubry is a reporter, producer and operations assistant in Baton Rouge.