Officials are giving employees more time to report their vaccine status.
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.
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NOLA Public Schools tracking 99 COVID-19 cases, 62 quarantining
Most cases are connected to K-8 schools.
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OPSB approves $15M disaster recovery contract for post-Ida repair work
The contract amount was increased from $500,000 approved earlier this year.
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29 NOLA Public Schools found to have Hurricane Ida damage
The district has hired contractors to complete “environmental clearance” assessments at 20 schools before students are allowed to return.
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In first post-Ida data release, NOLA Public Schools reports 33 COVID-19 cases
Many schools required a negative COVID-19 test to return to the classroom.
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NOLA Public Schools students scramble to get COVID tests before return to class
Some city schools are requiring negative tests before students can come back.
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Federal vaccine mandate won’t extend to Louisiana’s local and state employees, including school district employees
Some public employees are covered under various state and local mandates and some large charter groups could fall under the federal mandate as private employers.
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Some New Orleans schools will start back virtually after Hurricane Ida damage
District schools are expected to largely reopen between Sept. 15 and 22.
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More than one-third of Louisiana students remain out of school after Hurricane Ida
NOLA Public Schools hopes to see students return between Sept. 15 and Sept. 22.
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Some New Orleans area schools delay return to class another week, as power restoration continues
Schools must clean their freezers and restock food in advance of students returning. NOLA Public Schools will provide an update Tuesday.