Three seek soon-to-be-empty Orleans Parish School Board seat
Board member Ben Kleban is resigning effective June 15.
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.
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.
Summer school will be virtual only, district says
Several schools had planned to offer in-person classes over the summer.
Masks, small groups, no contact sports: what summer camps look like in phase one
Specific guidance focuses on limiting group sizes, daily health checks and increased sanitation. If able, all children over the age of two should wear cloth masks.
NOLA Public Schools district projects years of revenue declines as COVID-19 devastates local economy
A state report projects the largest sales tax losses across the state will occur in Orleans Parish.
Majority of New Orleans charter schools agree to common calendar for next school year, district says
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s unclear if students will return to classrooms in the fall.
Virtual graduations, car parades, schools celebrate the Class of 2020 amid ‘stay-at-home order’
Some schools are planning in-person ceremonies later in the summer, others are awaiting word from local officials on restrictions.
Annual high school graduation rate data delayed by COVID-19
Certifying graduation data can require school officials to enter buildings and find records, a challenge during the COVID-19 school closure.
Some New Orleans charter schools receive Payroll Protection loans, others wait to hear
The city’s two largest charter groups were too big to qualify for the program.
Researchers say COVID-19 school closures could further summer learning loss
Several states, included Louisiana, have shuttered schools until the end of the academic year, leaving some students out of classrooms for five months or more.
