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
OPSB approves 2012 school spending plan
Despite state mandate to keep students in class, some schools continue to have high suspension rates
High suspension rates plague New Orleans schools. Seven years after an attempt to lower them, educators see little progress.
Use of seclusion rooms remains focus of debate at Morris Jeff charter school
Parents were stunned to learn that their kindergarteners were isolated by teachers, a practice that school administrators say is warranted in some cases to calm down children.
