One year after Kennedy HS graduation scandal, New Beginnings charter group votes to dissolve
In 2004, the charter group was the first to open a Recovery School District takeover school.
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.
Cap, gown and mask: Kennedy HS seniors graduate in small ceremonies
The school held dozens of mini-ceremonies to ensure families and graduates could hear their senior’s name read aloud.
Former Kennedy HS principal sues charter group, whistleblower
Brian Gibson was fired last year along with several other administrators at the school.
New Orleans Parish School Board member could be selected next week
District 5 board member Ben Kleban resigns effective June 15, about seven months shy of the end of his term.
Early childhood lottery results delayed by COVID-19 closures, district says
Families have until June 5 to verify eligibility information.
NOLA Public Schools announces COVID-19 task force for reopening schools
Whether schools, which were closed March 13, will begin the school year online or in-person is still to be determined, but officials are planning for multiple scenarios.
One year after scandal, nearly all Kennedy HS seniors cleared to graduate
The charter group that runs Kennedy is preparing to shut down over the coming months.
Suspected child abuse reports drop by half during COVID-19 school closure, indicating potential underreporting, experts say
‘We know that when stress levels increase, children become more at-risk,’ one state official said.
Three seek soon-to-be-empty Orleans Parish School Board seat
Board member Ben Kleban is resigning effective June 15.
As schools face financial crisis, OPSB extends superintendent’s $250K contract more than a year before it expires
Public given little information on vote in advance of virtual meeting.
