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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.

Orleans School Board moving ahead with McDonogh 7 land swap for former dumpsite

May 22, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019
The district wants to build athletic fields atop the former dump that was more recently home to public housing, but a neighborhood group has filed a lawsuit against the district.
Buses line up at John Dibert Community School near City Park.

Small charter groups seek shared bus company in hopes of saving money

May 21, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019
Small charter groups lack the buying power of large school districts.

Friends of King charter group to move to four-day school week

May 16, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019
Advocates of four-day school weeks say the schedule can save money and attract teachers. Critics worry about an extra day of childcare for working parents.

Ongoing asbestos cleanup forces two schools to spend another year in temporary campuses

May 15, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Judge’s order allows Sophie B. Wright students to walk at graduation, but it may have come too late

May 13, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019
The order came down 15 minutes before graduation was set to begin, according to a civil rights attorney who represented six students.

Week in Review: Entergy New Orleans could face $2 million fine over frequent outages

May 11, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

New Beginnings schools CEO resigns amid grade-changing investigation

May 7, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019
CEO Michelle Blouin-Williams has been on paid leave since an investigation began April 1. She is also being investigated for allegedly falsifying public records.

Lead-removal filter project drags on as school district deals with water pressure

May 2, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019
More than half of schools with water filters have at least some that are not working. The district has known about low water pressure problems since September.

Week in Review: Cantrell unrepentant over unannounced traffic camera changes

April 27, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

OneApp enrollment lottery results bring mixed emotions

April 24, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019
The main-round results were released Wednesday, parents must register with the school or enter the second round

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