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Author: Marta Jewson

About Marta Jewson
Marta Jewson is an independent reporter based in New Orleans. Marta has covered New Orleans schools for 15 years through the nation's largest education reform experiment and was instrumental in holding schools accountable to sunshine laws during the rapid expansion of charter schools in the city. She focuses on education, health and climate. She earned her journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin.

City, NOLA public schools to remain in phase two, as rest of state moves into phase three

September 10, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the state will move to phase 3 Friday, but details were limited.

Schools forge ahead with reopening, but watching data closely after Labor Day crowds

September 8, 2020 Updated September 8, 2020
Pre-kindergarten through fourth grade students will return to public schools Sept. 14 through Sept. 25.

Emails: 25 school employees at 19 New Orleans public schools have tested positive for coronavirus over summer

September 4, 2020 Updated September 4, 2020
The NOLA Public Schools district is set to begin its phased in-person reopening in a little over a week.

NOLA Public schools no longer focused on daily case counts to make reopening decisions

September 3, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020
The news comes as the city has seen an increase in new daily cases over the past week. The district says it is shifting its focus to testing positivity rates, which remain low.

NOLA Public Schools collects first round of virtual attendance

September 1, 2020 Updated September 2, 2020
The district will monitor attendance to see if a system-wide intervention is necessary.

NOLA Public Schools will reopen to youngest students as city continues to see promising case numbers

August 28, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020
Students in fifth grade and older will continue learning virtually until October.

Former Collegiate Academies administrator sues for defamation after charter group, district, publicly criticized her

August 26, 2020 Updated April 21, 2022
Whitney Omosefe’s lawyer argues the network’s decision to cast out the assistant principal, rather than defend its policies, was both racially motivated and meant to maintain relationships with district officials.

New Orleans charter schools, district team up to access funding for homeless students

August 18, 2020 Updated August 18, 2020
The NOLA Public Schools district is the lead educational agency and will reimburse charter schools for eligible expenses.

English isn’t first language for many New Orleans students navigating online learning

August 17, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020
English Learner services are often provided in small, in-person groups. Now schools and nonprofit groups have to adjust to virtual.

Hynes Charter School to take over Coghill campus in 2021-22

August 13, 2020 Updated August 13, 2020
Coghill, which is now NOLA Public Schools’ only direct-run school, will become Hynes’ third campus.

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