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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.

Pregnant and hemorrhaging, without a key solution within reach

September 27, 2024 Updated October 11, 2024
Lawmakers passed a law designed to limit reproductive rights in Louisiana. But it may also limit patients’ chances of surviving common life events like miscarriages and births.

The heartbreaking but necessary work of covering school closures

September 9, 2024 Updated September 9, 2024

Pencils, Laptops, and Guaranteed Income

August 27, 2024 Updated September 9, 2024
Across the nation, there’s been an increase in programs looking at ways to help lift up young people – and move them from poverty into more secure futures. Administrators at Rooted School saw fewer absences, a jump in reading scores, and a boost in independence for students who received $50 weekly stipends.

‘Robbed’ Kennedy High School grads get their day in court

July 18, 2024 Updated July 29, 2024
Judge certifies Kennedy High School 2019 and 2020 seniors for class action, five years after graduation scandal

New Orleans’ intensive Center for Resilience closes abruptly

June 15, 2024 Updated June 14, 2024
A therapeutic program run by ReNEW will enroll some of the center’s students, but can’t offer the same hospital-level care. That leaves some students without a school that can address their severe behavioral needs.

Living Memories

May 23, 2024 Updated May 27, 2024
This week, as the Living School moves toward its final graduation, the Class of 2024 mourns the closure of their unique high school — and explains why it mattered.

On the heels of staff non-renewals, Lycée Français teachers win union vote

May 13, 2024 Updated May 13, 2024
The win came shortly after a group of teachers were not offered contracts for the next school year, a move that some saw as an unfair effort to undermine the union drive – and possibly jeopardize the integrity of Lycée Français for years to come.

Conditions d’emploi: unionizing at Lycée Français

May 1, 2024 Updated May 7, 2024
After Lycée Français teachers began working toward a union, demanding better working conditions, the school’s CEO warned that a union could change the school’s culture. But to the school’s French national teachers, unions are central to the very culture the school emulates.

Shoebox Floats Everywhere

February 11, 2024 Updated May 7, 2024

After herky-jerky process, Lafayette Academy may stay open.

January 29, 2024 Updated May 7, 2024
Parents and students at Lafayette Academy were put through the wringer, as the district yanked its charter, announced it would close, and then reversed that decision, with an 11th-hour proposal to direct-run the school that probably won’t be approved by the school board until late February.

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