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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.

Federal vaccine mandate won’t extend to Louisiana’s local and state employees, including school district employees

September 14, 2021 Updated September 14, 2021
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

September 10, 2021 Updated September 10, 2021
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

September 7, 2021 Updated September 7, 2021
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

September 6, 2021 Updated September 7, 2021
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

September 2, 2021 Updated September 5, 2021
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

September 1, 2021 Updated September 5, 2021
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

September 1, 2021 Updated September 5, 2021
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

August 30, 2021 Updated September 5, 2021
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

August 30, 2021 Updated September 5, 2021
Storm downgraded Monday morning, but remains a danger, forecasters said. Schools across metro area closed. Reports of severe flooding in LaPlace, Jean Lafitte.

OPSB to vote on employee vaccine mandate this week

August 16, 2021 Updated August 16, 2021
The policy would require central office staff to get vaccinated by the end of September.

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