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Author: Jessica Williams

About Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams stays on top of the city's loosely organized collection of public schools, with a special emphasis on charter schools. In 2011 she was recognized by the Press Club of New Orleans for her reporting on charter school transparency and governance. In 2012, she was part of a team that received a National Edward R. Murrow Award for their work following a New Orleans family's recovery after Hurricane Katrina. She graduated from Edna Karr Secondary School in Algiers, and she obtained her bachelor

Live blog: Master Plan Oversight Committee for Orleans Parish schools

September 25, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Board hears Tubman presentation, approves new policy

September 21, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans Parish School Board votes on teacher tenure, layoffs

September 18, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans Parish School Board approves $42 million budget

September 13, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

State revokes day care license of Operation REACH's center

September 11, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Federal audit slams local nonprofit: $900,000 questioned

September 6, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Retreat sparks discussion of school goals, board members' roles

August 21, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Six of seven school-board races draw at least one challenger

August 17, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Ethics board: Kira Orange Jones can stay on BESE, run TFA

August 17, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

CEO gets salary bump; board makes policy changes

August 16, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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