This story also appeared in WWNO 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. […]
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.
