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Editor’s note: John Dibert relocates, renamed Phillis Wheatley Community School

by Marta Jewson

In the fall of 2014 John Dibert Community School, operated by Firstline Schools Inc., moved to the Phillis Wheatley campus. The school is now called Phillis Wheatley Community School and is still operated by Firstline. See the Phillis Wheatley page for more information.

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Marta Jewson

Marta Jewson is an independent reporter based in New Orleans. Marta has covered New Orleans schools for 15 years through the nation's largest education reform experiment and was instrumental in holding schools accountable to sunshine laws during the rapid expansion of charter schools in the city. She focuses on education, health and climate.

She earned her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin.

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