# Education data that shows New Orleans public schools have made major gains since 2005

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167/education-data-that-shows-new-orleans-public-schools-have-made-major-gains-since-2005
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167/education-data-that-shows-new-orleans-public-schools-have-made-major-gains-since-2005.md
Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-09-16T16:42:05+00:00
Episode link: https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8663190_2026-09-16-160830
Audio file: https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8663190/8663190_2026-09-16-160830.128.mp3?rssID=3856
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/newell-normand-2482167/episodes/education-data-that-shows-new-orleans-public-schools-have-made-major-gains-since-2005
Duration seconds: 797

## Resource

Leslie Jacobs, a longtime New Orleans education reformer, joins Newell to discuss education data that shows New Orleans public schools have made major gains since 2005: K-8 schools now rank #1 in Louisiana for academic growth, high schools jumped from next-to-last to mid-pack on state tests, and grads earning TOPS scholarships more than doubled.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/newell-normand-2482167/episodes/education-data-that-shows-new-orleans-public-schools-have-made-major-gains-since-2005/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167/education-data-that-shows-new-orleans-public-schools-have-made-major-gains-since-2005.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.