The school’s namesake was a Confederate official and segregationist and the Orleans Parish School Board has already renamed its building.
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 inGovernment & Politics
City comes out against Amendment 1, but some OPSB members express support
Supporters argue the change could bring in more funds, while opponents worry the city would lose control over collections.
Posted inCoronavirus
District plans for student vaccinations; school cases remain low
NOLA Public Schools will host a virtual town hall for parents with vaccine questions on Wednesday evening.
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NOLA Public Schools centralized admissions process — formerly called OneApp — launches Nov. 1, with a new name and new selective admission schools
Three selective elementary schools will still have additional requirements after students apply through the centralized portal.
Posted inSchools
Orleans DA launches investigation into allegations of misappropriated funds by charter school operator
Dryades runs Singleton Charter School, which is in the final year of its operating contract and could close next summer.
Posted inCoronavirus
Schools must require quarantines to drop their mask mandates. But the state doesn’t know which districts are following quarantine guidelines.
State officials say monitoring compliance is up to local school district authorities.
Posted inCoronavirus
School district reports a decline in COVID-19 cases, quarantines
School officials expect the FDA to approve the COVID-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-old children in coming weeks.
Posted inSchools
Dryades YMCA seeks to dismiss lawsuit it filed against NOLA-PS last summer
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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OPSB supports expanded options for English Learners to earn diplomas
The resolution was introduced by J.C. Romero, who grew up in a non-English speaking household in New Orleans.
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School district officials update board on COVID-19 vaccine for younger students, charter renewal
The board also introduced a new anti-retaliation policy to protect parents and school staff.