All but one NOLA Public Schools campuses cleared for students after Hurricane Ida damaged 29 schools
The district hired a contractor to complete environmental inspections of the most severely damaged buildings before students returned.
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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