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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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What to know about NOLA Public Schools’ COVID-19 Tracker
Unlike the state and city, the school district doesn’t show cumulative cases over time. And its statistics on positivity are not positivity rates.
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School Board approves additional COVID-19 spending, recruitment contract
The district has struggled with teacher turnover and officials hope local recruitment will help.
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OPSB election profile: Districts 5, 6 and 7
Read interviews with the candidates and search through their campaign contributions.
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NOLA Public Schools reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, 121 quarantining
Cases in schools remain low, but some new school sites reported cases this week.
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Court rules Kennedy HS students have grounds to sue OPSB, BESE after graduation scandal
The ruling reverses a lower court ruling that allowed BESE and OPSB out of the lawsuit.
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OPSB election profile: Districts 3 and 4
Read interviews with the candidates and search through their campaign contributions.
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OPSB election profile: Districts 1 and 2
Read interviews with the candidates and search through their campaign contributions.
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Orleans Parish School Board election: Who’s giving to the candidates?
More than 20 candidates are competing for seven Orleans Parish School Board seats. Find out who is financing their campaigns.
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OPSB committee advances recruitment contract, new transparency measures
The full board is set to meet on Thursday.