Tulane-affiliated education group gets federal grant to study schools’ response to COVID-19 nationwide
Researchers will study equity, access to classwork during widespread school closures.
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.
NOLA Public Schools fills third Director of School Accountability spot
The position, which is charged with overseeing a set of charter schools, had been vacant for several months.
After criticism, Orleans Parish School Board backs off mid-pandemic plan to give superintendent early contract extension
In a virtual board meeting with technical difficulties, the public criticized the lack of process and timing of the proposed move.
More than a year before his contract ends, school board may consider extension for NOLA Public Schools Superintendent, members say
Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.’s contract expires next summer. The board may also consider changes to his performance metrics, given the pandemic.
New Orleans public schools will finish the year remotely, return circumstances unknown
The district also shared an initial financial forecast.
Survey: Schools throughout the state now offering distance learning, but many lack resources
Several New Orleans charter schools ask the state for more support.
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.
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.
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.
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.
