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.
Author: Marta Jewson
- About Marta Jewson
- 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.
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.
Some New Orleans schools will start back virtually after Hurricane Ida damage
District schools are expected to largely reopen between Sept. 15 and 22.
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.
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.
Post-Hurricane Ida evacuation plans in the works for vulnerable New Orleanians
The city is also opening a first-aid site to help ease the stress on local hospitals amid the pandemic.
‘Hopefully not weeks’ for New Orleans power restoration, mayor says
City officials urge caution with gasoline-powered generators after at least 12 people hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning.
New Orleans public schools to remain closed for a week following Hurricane Ida’s blackout
School leaders are discussing a ‘timeline for a timeline’ of reopening which largely depends on the restoration of electricity.
New Orleans Public Schools ‘closed until further notice’ after Ida strikes
School leaders were told not to survey buildings for damage until it is safe to do so and while virtual learning could be an alternative, the city is largely without electricity.
Catastrophic damage from Ida leaves hundreds of thousands without power
Storm downgraded Monday morning, but remains a danger, forecasters said. Schools across metro area closed. Reports of severe flooding in LaPlace, Jean Lafitte.
