Kennedy High School seniors await transcripts as charter board investigates ‘malfeasance’
Board president says the network is looking into whether graduating seniors will be impacted by results of grade-fixing investigation.
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.
Week in Review: Bywater affordable housing development takes a big step forward
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.
