The district also shared an initial financial forecast.
Author Archives: 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.
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Survey: Schools throughout the state now offering distance learning, but many lack resources
Several New Orleans charter schools ask the state for more support.
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Absent exams and letter grades, charter school accountability is certain to be different next year. But it’s not yet clear how.
State letter grades are high-stakes for every district. But that’s especially true in New Orleans, where they are key to whether charter schools can continue to operate.
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Lusher kindergarten lottery — delayed due to coronavirus outbreak — now scheduled for next week
The lottery will not be open to the public. But the Uptown charter school will post a video and provide results to parents by May 1.
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A year after graduation scandal, Kennedy High’s governing board prepares to shut down
Class of 2020, which includes some students who expected to graduate last year, will miss out on graduation ceremony due to COVID-19 school shutdown.
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NOLA Public Schools expects charters to teach through end of school year
Instructional minute and other requirements have been waived, leaving school districts able to chose their last day of school.
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Governor closes public schools through end of academic year
Education will continue amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Edwards said.
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One month into closure, New Orleans schools still distributing laptops, hotspots
Access to technology and lack of it — often called the digital divide — have emerged as a critical issue in statewide school closures across the country.
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Edwards says order closing schools for year is coming Tuesday
The announcement follows a request from state education leaders to cancel the remainder of the academic year.
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New Orleans schools prepare for unknown financial impacts from COVID-19
While tourism- and oil-dependent Louisiana may take a bigger hit than many states, New Orleans’ charter schools have unique protection in federal programs.