The city is also opening a first-aid site to help ease the stress on local hospitals amid the pandemic.
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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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Posted inCoronavirus
OPSB to vote on employee vaccine mandate this week
The policy would require central office staff to get vaccinated by the end of September.
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NOLA Public Schools proposes vaccine mandate for central office staff
The district is encouraging charter schools to consider mandates as well.
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OPSB kicks off hunt for superintendent search firm
Orleans Parish public schools Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. is set to step down next summer.
Posted inCoronavirus
As schools open, New Orleans district reports 116 COVID-19 cases and 638 people quarantining
One New Orleans campus had to close its middle school due to a COVID-related staffing shortage. St. Tammany Parish schools reports 54 student cases, 26 staff cases.
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Anti-retaliation policy aims to protect school staff, parents and students
Advocates say the policy also aims to ensure access to school staff and students.