NEW ORLEANS — The McDonogh 35 “Roneagles” were killing their opponents on the softball field. Junior Tye Mansion had just stolen a base, and her teammates in the dugout were going wild, chanting and taunting the other team. Tye’s mom Tyra Mansion was cheering her on behind home plate. This story also appeared in WWNO […]
Author Archives: Jess Clark
Jess Clark has spent the last four years covering education for a public radio audience. She is the education reporter for New Orleans Public Radio - WWNO, and has also covered education and state politics as Fletcher Fellow for Education Policy Reporting for North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC (Chapel Hill). Her stories have aired on national programs, including NPR's All Things Considered, Here & Now from WBUR, and NPR's Weekend Edition. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Jess graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015 with a master's in Journalism and Mass Communication.