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.
Author: Marta Jewson
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- Marta Jewson is an independent reporter based in New Orleans. Marta has covered New Orleans schools for 15 years through the nation's largest education reform experiment and was instrumental in holding schools accountable to sunshine laws during the rapid expansion of charter schools in the city. She focuses on education, health and climate. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin.
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