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.
State releases 2023 school performance scores for New Orleans schools
The NOLA Public Schools district received a C again this year. Five New Orleans charters received an F.
District: New Orleans school-closure announcements delayed
The planned Nov. 14 announcements hinged on a Nov. 1 release of state A through F letter grades, which have not yet been issued, NOLA Public Schools officials said.
One in four Orleans charter schools face high-stakes renewals
District will hold one more meeting, on Thursday. Next month, state-issued grades typically are released.
Mother of young man killed by JPSO deputies sues for body-camera video
Mallory Cains believes that the footage will show that deputies wrongfully shot her son, Calvin Cains, without giving him a chance to surrender.
NOLA Public Schools erases serious school warnings
The district changes its practice of posting and keeping the most serious warnings on its website.
‘A Mess’: 55% spike in public-school property insurance
That’s tens of thousands of dollars per school that could have gone toward educational programs and supplies.
Einstein’s Reed High School resolves last year’s graduation woes, district says
NOLA Public Schools braces for rising property insurance premiums
The district’s property insurance increased by nearly 50 percent last year.
