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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

OPEN releases People's Agenda for wide range of continuing education reforms

March 29, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Judge calls Newcomb Boulevard fence illegal; residents’ attorney vows to appeal ruling

March 28, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

New documents, close reading of study show leader of Operation REACH got facts wrong

March 26, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Education nonprofit Operation Reach 'struggling for survival' and under investigation by federal agency

March 22, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019
A nonprofit organization that earned acclaim tutoring students has drastically cut its programs because, former employees say, it lacked financial acumen and suffered from its leader’s extravagant spending.

Education nonprofit ‘struggling for survival’ and under investigation

March 22, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019
A nonprofit organization that earned acclaim tutoring students has drastically cut its programs because, former employees say, it lacked financial acumen and suffered from its leader’s extravagant spending.

Brother of Operation Reach leader is accused of sexual assault

March 22, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

State school board tentatively approves charter changes

March 8, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

State school board tentatively approves changes to charters, including merger

March 8, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Students eligible for private-school voucher

March 1, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

State releases list of schools where students can apply for private-campus vouchers

March 1, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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