After the board failed to take a vote on whether to voluntarily recognize the union, members went to the National Labor Relations Board. The federal board will supervise an employee vote on unionization next week.
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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With city funding uncertain, OPSB committee advances proposal to shift district money
For years, the city’s Harrah’s Casino fund provided an annual allocation to several NOLA Public Schools district programs, as required by a lease agreement with the casino. The agreement changed last year.
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NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases up; quarantines double, topping 500
Despite loosening of face covering rules, masks are still required at schools around the state.
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NOLA Public Schools district shelves proposed changes to charter contracts after pushback from schools
The changes included increased protections against retaliation and requirements on reporting suspected abuse to the district. The district will now seek to approve them through OPSB policy, rather than contract revisions.
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COVID-19 cases tied to schools inch back down
District officials say they have no knowledge of any COVID-19 variant cases tied to schools.
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Bricolage educators to vote on union
The school’s CEO says a union is ‘not in the best interests’ of the school.
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Auditor details financial issues in delayed Orleans Parish School Board finance review
Auditors are still working but revealed seven findings to board members at a special meeting Tuesday.
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NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases rise; 305 people quarantining
The district is tracking 21 active cases, the most since early March
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Public asks NOLA Public Schools to rename schools for two educators
Public comment on the renaming of 20 facilities is open until Friday.
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NOLA Public Schools COVID-19 cases dip; 169 in quarantine
The district is tracking 11 “active” cases, down from 14 last week.