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.
Orleans School Board approves $450 million annual budget
$450 million budget is first since the July 1 return of all Recovery School District charter schools to local control. Board also approves going after city for withheld property taxes.
Installation of water filters to screen lead will begin this week, Orleans school district says
The long-awaited filters come more than two years after the district promised to test school water for lead.
Children return to schools without promised water filters to screen lead
After school officials announced they would test school water for lead in 2016, they decided to install filters instead. But the school district has yet to sign a contract with a filter company.
Orleans school district cites Harney charter school for possible violations of federal law
The school has racked up nine district warnings this year.
Three top Orleans school district officials resign
The shakeup at the central office comes as RSD schools transition back to local oversight.
Turnover continues at Harney charter school as board selects another principal
Former assistant principal is the fourth leader the board has picked in the past year.
Week in Review: Asbestos clean-up at two schools; School had money when it deferred benefits
Two schools are undergoing asbestos abatement.
After school was closed for asbestos concerns, relocation site faced the same problem this week
District says possible contamination at alternate site was minor and has been fixed.
Harney charter’s bank account stretched thin while board account sat flush
During the same time period, the school delayed its employees’ retirement benefit payments.
