Lawyer says French Quarter school did not alert parents, waited days to call police after alleged sexual assault
School CEO says Homer A. Plessy staff always promptly inform parents and authorities after an incident.
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.
Five years after settlement in citywide special education suit, some New Orleans families still struggle for services
In 2010, after struggling to find accommodations for her son, Kelly Fischer joined other New Orleans parents in a class-action suit. Some parents are still fighting similar battles.
Six charter groups apply to run Craig and Coghill schools; four of them no longer in the running
The nonprofits that run Joseph A. Craig Charter School and Mary D. Coghill Charter School are likely to lose their charters at the end of the year.
How New Orleans schools’ ‘graduation rate index’ jumped 20 points in one year (Hint: It’s not the same thing as the graduation rate)
The state's graduation rate index is a part of its rating system. While the state uses the graduation rate to calculate the index score, the two numbers are not the same.
Changes in ACT will allow students to combine best scores beginning in fall 2020
The ability to take individual subject tests and to combine best scores could help level the playing field between low-income and more affluent students, says an administrator at the city's largest charter operator.
Bricolage Academy narrows CEO search to two candidates, hires interim
The Esplanade Avenue charter school’s founder and longtime CEO is stepping down at the end of the month to take a new position.
Orleans school board chair to review superintendent’s decision not to renew two charters
Thursday’s OPSB meeting was packed with protesters opposing district’s plans to end Coghill, Craig charters.
Facing closure or takeover, Coghill’s special education warning extended
The school failed to provide special education services to nine students and the district extended its August warning which seeks to remedy that.
Facing loss of state funds, Orleans school board votes for property tax ‘roll forward,’ increasing taxes for many residents
The move is expected to net city schools $15.1 million next year.
School district recommends that Coghill and Craig lose charters, seven others renewed or extended
The district has yet to announce details on what happens next for the two schools. (Marta Jewon/The Lens)
