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.

One-quarter of New Orleans residents aged 5-17 have been fully vaccinated, according to city data.

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The school’s namesake was a Confederate official and segregationist and the Orleans Parish School Board has already renamed its building.

Supporters argue the change could bring in more funds, while opponents worry the city would lose control over collections.

NOLA Public Schools will host a virtual town hall for parents with vaccine questions on Wednesday evening.

Three selective elementary schools will still have additional requirements after students apply through the centralized portal.

Dryades runs Singleton Charter School, which is in the final year of its operating contract and could close next summer.

State officials say monitoring compliance is up to local school district authorities.

School officials expect the FDA to approve the COVID-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-old children in coming weeks.

The group runs Singleton Charter School and was granted a restraining order that prevented the district from closing the school over the summer.

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