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.
Budgets raise no questions from public
School bags MFP windfall; band books Saints halftime gig; repairs ongoing
Funding cuts and low school scores offset by selection for federal arts program
Will repairs be finished in time? Receivables near half-million mark; bylaws revamped
Operating costs after move to Frantz site remain a mystery, slowing budget projections
Monthly board meeting canceled because majority of members fail to show up
