Forensic audit sheds light on allegedly phony background checks by former school official
The auditors detail an apparent “template” that was used to create the phony documents.
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.
Judge orders Singleton Charter, OPSB to mediation amid school closure threat
Students and staff in limbo as officials wait out a 30-day period before the July 29 board meeting where the revocation recommendation will be heard.
No masks required for vaccinated NOLA Public Schools staff, students this fall
Unvaccinated staff and students must still wear masks and quarantine if necessary.
Judge’s order temporarily prevents OPSB from closing Singleton Charter
The two sides will have a hearing Thursday.
NOLA Public Schools moves to close Singleton Charter School this summer
If the superintendent’s recommendation stands, Singleton Charter School will close and scatter students across other city charter schools before school starts in the fall.
COVID-19 cases in public schools remain low as summer school ends
This is the final weekly update the district will issue for the 2020-21 school year.
NOLA school district: Dryades YMCA owes hundreds of thousands to school it runs
A district warning letter says that the school is owed more than $1M from its parent organization and ‘other programs.’
Just three COVID-19 cases in public schools, as summer school winds down
About one-third of the city's public school students are in summer classes.
Lycée Français CEO, COO to depart amid complaints, investigation
The school’s governing board has hired a consultant to investigate a number of allegations made by its former HR director in a lengthy letter.
District orders Singleton Charter to remove interim CEO citing state ethics law
The interim CEO who was appointed in March, following the CEO’s resignation, previously served as member of the school’s governing board.
