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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.

Children return to schools without promised water filters to screen lead

August 14, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
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

August 9, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
The school has racked up nine district warnings this year.

Three top Orleans school district officials resign

August 8, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
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

August 7, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
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

August 4, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
Two schools are undergoing asbestos abatement.

After school was closed for asbestos concerns, relocation site faced the same problem this week

August 2, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
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

August 1, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
During the same time period, the school delayed its employees’ retirement benefit payments.

City Council’s investigation into power plant astroturfing campaign hasn’t started yet

July 24, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019

Harney charter school has fired its chief financial officer, board president says

July 24, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
Brent Washington Sr. is under a formal investigation for doing accounting work for Harney on the side.

Week in Review: Public records and meeting access; charter school nepotism

July 21, 2018 Updated November 7, 2019
Lens attorney Scott Sternberg explains a case in which a woman was sued for asking government officials for public records.

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