Desmond Moore, principal of Paul Habans Elementary School, will lead Capdau. And Edward Brown, former principal of Abramson Elementary, will run Gentilly Terrace.
Author Archives: Marta Jewson
Marta Jewson covers education in New Orleans for The Lens. She began her reporting career covering charter schools for The Lens and helped found the hyperlocal news site Mid-City Messenger. Jewson returned to New Orleans in the fall of 2014 after covering education for the St. Cloud Times in Minnesota. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in journalism and social welfare and a concentration in educational policy studies.
Jewson has covered New Orleans schools for 15 years through the nation's largest education reform experiment. She was a founding member of the outlet's Charter School Reporting Corps and was instrumental in holding schools accountable to sunshine laws during the rapid expansion of charter schools in the city.
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New Beginnings’ four school budgets anticipate cuts in federal funding
The network plans a public hearing on the budgets today at 4 p.m.
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New Beginnings to hold public budget hearing at 4 p.m. today
Budgets for the network’s four schools range from $3.8 million to $4.5 million.
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Lycée to interview interim CEO finalists Daschbach and Bartlett this week
In addition to interviewing Joseph Daschbach Thursday and Keith Bartlett on Saturday, Lycée board members plan a Saturday retreat to discuss public law.
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One-third of staff in four Capital One-New Beginnings schools won’t return in fall
Some employees were not offered contract renewals and others resigned. Either way, board members are unsettled by the attrition.
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Bricolage Academy to open to 75 kindergartners and $1.4 million budget
Founder Josh Densen says he created the school after contemplating where he wanted to send his own children.
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Einstein board authorizes school to spend $150,000 on supplies at Intercultural site
Intercultural, which Einstein leaders are now calling “Einstein Extension,” had little inventory of its own, Einstein CEO Shawn Toranto says.
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Lycée charter school pays attorneys thousands to deal with public records requests
In January alone, Adams and Reese law firm billed the school $8,440 to “review,” “analyze” and “respond to” public records requests. The school depended on attorneys to provide some routine records including the interim CEO’s resume. The expenses raise questions about how heavily public agencies should rely upon lawyers for public records compliance.
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Lycée committee interviews three interim CEO candidates in meetings held without quorum
Committee members said they knew they were voting to enter executive session without a quorum of the board, which the law requires.
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Lycée board approves 19-day plan to find an interim CEO
Lycee’s search committee quickly scheduled four candidate interviews this week, the first to happen at 7:30 p.m. today.