As attendance plummeted during the pandemic, the school district began collecting attendance data from charter schools. With recent improvements, it has suspended the initiative.
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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COVID-19 cases dip slightly in schools; older students now eligible for vaccine
One school cancelled in-person classes after a vaccination drive to allow staff to recover from temporary side effects.
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Amid background check investigation, Singleton Charter appoints interim CEO
The CEO and CFO resigned last week after a critical report from NOLA Public Schools on how the school conducted employee background checks. NOPD and Louisiana State Police are investigating the issue.
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Singleton Charter CEO, CFO resign amid background checks investigation
The school employed someone ineligible to work at the school because of a criminal conviction.
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NOLA Public Schools adopts CDC’s guidelines lowering distancing requirements
Cases among school staff, students remain low in the latest district update.
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OPSB supports legislation giving superintendent less power in state law
If Bouie’s bill passes with an OPSB-proposed amendment, the board would have more power. But nothing would necessarily change.
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New Orleans lawmaker’s bill could give Orleans Parish School Board more say in charter contracts
OPSB members talk finances, ongoing high school audit work at Tuesday meeting.
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NOLA Public Schools: Two charter networks violated state law on background checks
The district required the schools to terminate the employee.
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COVID-19 cases in schools tick up and quarantines triple over last week
Officials said more than 3,300 educators have been vaccinated through district partnerships.
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State standardized testing returns to campus next month in-person
Virtual students must test on campus but some schools are offering expanded options.