Candidates from Los Angeles and Illinois both took their names out of the mix.
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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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Lycée committee meets behind closed doors to interview CEO candidates
No parents or current board members were present for Wednesday’s meeting. Interviews are likely to continue next week as tonight’s meeting is postponed.
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Two nights of Lycée CEO interviews likely to happen behind closed doors
Though it none of the candidates are expected to be at the school in person, it does appear that all of the interviews will likely take place in executive session.
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ReNEW leaders optimistic about funding despite continued uncertainty in E-rate money
ReNEW schools enrolled more students than projected this year, resulting in an increase in per-pupil funding, official says.
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Selection committee narrows roster of Lycee CEO candidates to five finalists
The candidates are drawn from across the nation. The selection committee hopes to complete its work in time for the full board’s May 13 meeting.
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As Pride College Prep closes, leaders discuss what to do with remaining funds
School leaders consider donating some of its projected $155,000 fund balance to the school that will take its place after June 30.
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Lycée board members veer from recommendations on their replacements
The board draws onlookers’ ire as it votes against appointing Mary Jacobs Jones following news that she is a friend of former school chief Jean-Jacques Grandiere.
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Six people recommended for new Lycée Français board
But because the state requires at least seven people, the committee is seeking more applications.
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Live blog: Committee interviews candidates for Lycée Français board
Our live coverage of three nights of interviews and discussion.
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Consultant’s ranking system weighed heavily in Lycée board picks
The chairman of Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans’ governing board got his marching orders this week in a public meeting — and no one ever mentioned his name. A five-person committee voted him out of consideration for the school’s next board with no discussion regarding the merits of his application. It did so thanks to an […]