Early voting begins this weekend in some parts of the states, and, among other proposals, voters will weigh in on a property tax that would enhance early childhood education programs in New Orleans. The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace tells us more.
Roughly every decade or so, Louisiana updates its social studies standards for K-12 students. It’s usually a routine process, but that was before an abstract academic concept — critical race theory — became the center of heated debates around what gets taught in schools. WWNO education reporter Aubri Juhasz tells us about growing outrage over CRT.
The latest report on global warming from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change focused on how to improve efforts to cut carbon emissions. WWNO coastal reporter Halle Parker spoke with one of the report’s lead authors, Jae Edmonds, to learn more.
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