Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School awaits Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.’s charter renewal recommendation to come Thursday.
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.
Posted inCoronavirus
Cases edge up, quarantines nearly triple in K-12 city schools; Tulane gives undergrads remote option to close out semester
Tulane University and Loyola University are also seeing a rise in cases in recent weeks.
Posted inSchools
Audubon Gentilly used wrong background checks, district alleges
School conducted background checks, but it used the wrong process, according to a warning letter.
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Lusher creates formal renaming committee that will meet publicly
A previous ‘renaming study group’ drew criticism for meeting privately to narrow a list of new school name suggestions.
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After Lusher renaming group met in private, board poised to appoint official committee
The board’s previous ‘renaming study group’ met privately to review name suggestions, drawing criticism from the school community.
Posted inCoronavirus
Most city schools saw declining academic performance during pandemic, state officials say
Three-quarters of New Orleans schools, and 70% of schools statewide, performed worse than in 2019, according to “simulated scores” released by the state.
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COVID-19 cases steady in schools as state lawmakers reject requiring COVID-19 vaccine for Louisiana students
Gov. John Bel Edwards is likely to override their 13-2 vote rejecting adding the shot to the list.
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Plan to ‘right-size’ school district could include charter consolidations, closures
Decreasing enrollment, facility upkeep and financial effects of COVID-19 are all factors.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Proposed millage could create 1,500 early childhood seats in New Orleans
State and federal match programs could grow the program even more.
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City health officials urge caution, vaccination as ‘omicron’ COVID variant found in North America
The variant has not been found locally yet but has spread to several countries in Europe and Africa and was found in Canada over the weekend.