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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NOLA Public Schools issues warning to Bricolage Academy over special education services
The warning letter, an elevation from a previous and less serious warning that was not posted publicly, says the school must complete a review of all special education files by early next year.
NOLA Public Schools: COVID-19 quarantines underreported due to data error
COVID-19 cases in district schools remain low.
District accuses Singleton Charter School of rehiring employee who failed background check
NOLA Public Schools reports Singleton officials said the employee has been terminated.
COVID-19 cases decline in NOLA Public Schools for a second week
The decline follows a small uptick in cases after Hurricane Ida.
Six New Orleans charter schools facing closure make their case for renewal
James Singleton Charter School, which has faced repeated citations for academic and financial management problems, is one of the schools on the list.
