Schools forge ahead with reopening, but watching data closely after Labor Day crowds
Pre-kindergarten through fourth grade students will return to public schools Sept. 14 through Sept. 25.
Author: Marta Jewson
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- 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.
Emails: 25 school employees at 19 New Orleans public schools have tested positive for coronavirus over summer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coghill, which is now NOLA Public Schools’ only direct-run school, will become Hynes’ third campus.
Opening schools should be only restriction lifted in ‘foreseeable future,’ Avegno says
The city’s health director also outlined metrics the city aims to hit to reopen schools.
