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
Board hears Tubman presentation, approves new policy

Orleans Parish School Board votes on teacher tenure, layoffs

Orleans Parish School Board approves $42 million budget

State revokes day care license of Operation REACH's center

Federal audit slams local nonprofit: $900,000 questioned
Retreat sparks discussion of school goals, board members' roles

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