Hello, everybody. This is Robbie Gupta co-hosted Majority 54, which is here on the Midas Network and airs every Wednesday.

I've been working with the brothers for years, and this year we've been working together on a special project.

It's called Where the Schools Went. It's a five-part podcast series all about New Orleans, post-Hurricane Katrina, and how the schools have changed dramatically in that

city, and what that means for all of us all around the country. It's all about the politics,

the policy, government service, idealism, you know, insiders and outsiders. It's got drama. It's

got inspiration. And it's all about the most important functions of government,

which is taking care of our kids, educating our kids. And we spoke to over 50 people as part

of the story. And we're dropping here our second episode. This one's all about a school called

George Washington Carver, which was central to a lot of the debates and changes that were happening in New Orleans after the storm.

If you really like this episode, go to where the schools went wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe there, and you'll get the rest of the episodes.

So that's where the schools went, wherever you get your podcasts.

Here we go.

What really makes the school great? What really makes a school great? Impressive college admissions, an obsession with literacy, strong test scores, or is it hallways that feel safe?

Educators who remember your name? What about sports?

Marching bands?

The rituals that turn a building into a memory.

Most of us would probably say, all of the above.

But what happens when you don't have the luxury of all of the above?

When your city is in crisis.

When the money is tight, the

clock is ticking and every decision feels like a trade-off. What do you choose to build

first when you can't build it all at once? And maybe, most importantly, who gets to decide?

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