Author: Marta Jewson
- About 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.
Questions arise over McDonogh 42 school takeover
Questions arise in handover of power over McDonogh 42 Elementary
Warren Easton’s board of directors supports hiring grant writer in light of financial loss, expected increases in expenditures
Choice Foundation board discusses plans to take over McDonogh 42
Treme Charter School Association fails to reach quorum at possible final meeting
Ben Mays Prep budget shows shortfall
