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

By Patrick Madden,
Aubry Procell
Published December 20, 2021 at 2:52 PM CST
Students at Red River Elementary in Coushatta, Louisiana work on a reading comprehension exercise. June 8, 2021.
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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.
Louisiana Considered
Patrick Madden
Patrick Madden joined WWNO in 2019 as its first-ever Regional News Director, overseeing news reporting at WWNO, as well as our partner station WRKF Baton Rouge. Madden also serves as one of the hosts of Louisiana Considered, and co-hosts Friday's Politics Roundtable on Louisiana Considered with Stephanie Grace, columnist for The Times-Picayune | The Advocate.
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Aubry Procell
Aubry is a reporter, producer and operations assistant in Baton Rouge.
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