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.
As results of grade-fixing probe loom, five Kennedy High School administrators are ‘no longer employees,’ board president says
Charter network's board will hear results of independent investigation into alleged grade inflation next week.
Orleans School Board moving ahead with McDonogh 7 land swap for former dumpsite
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.
Small charter groups seek shared bus company in hopes of saving money
Small charter groups lack the buying power of large school districts.
Friends of King charter group to move to four-day school week
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
Judge’s order allows Sophie B. Wright students to walk at graduation, but it may have come too late
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
New Beginnings schools CEO resigns amid grade-changing investigation
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
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.
