New Orleans will launch ‘community learning hubs’ at libraries, rec centers to help students without internet access
Public schools are starting online, but officials are still working to close a connectivity gap of up to 20 percent.
Author: Marta Jewson
- About 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.
New Orleans City Council questions schools reopening
City Councilmembers heard from officials and members of the public at a hearing Monday. While NOLA Public Schools will start the school year online, some private and independent schools are opening soon.
Positive COVID-19 test pushes Plessy Community School training online
Students in New Orleans will not return for in-person classes until at least next month. But many teachers are still being called in for professional development.
Teachers, community members urge NOLA Public Schools to require stronger protections for charter school employees
OPSB typically has only limited control over semi-autonomous charter schools.
Louisiana, Orleans Parish 2019 graduation rates down from previous year
The graduation rate data showed a 17-point drop at John F. Kennedy High School.
As New Orleans schools plan virtual reopening, 20 percent of students may still lack internet access
NOLA Public Schools district preps for COVID-19 reopening and running a school directly.
Four charged with nepotism at Coghill Charter School, state ethics board alleges
Two board members and their family members, who worked at the school, were charged with violating state ethics laws.
Four Orleans Parish School Board members seek reelection as qualifying begins
Newly appointed interim board member is seeking a full term.
NOLA Public Schools will delay in-person classes until early September
Announcement comes amid continued growth in COVID-19 cases in the city and across the state.
