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Author Archives: 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.
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Responding to parents, Orleans Parish school district agrees to run Cypress Academy for two years
If the school closes after the 2019-20 school year, students would get priority in the citywide enrollment lottery.
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Live coverage: Cypress parents meet with Orleans Parish school district officials to discuss future of their charter school
The school district says it will step in to run the school next year so the financially struggling school doesn’t close.
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Two days after parents learned Cypress Academy will close, parish superintendent decides to keep it open
The charter school told parents Sunday it would close for good this week.
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Parents get three days’ notice that Cypress Academy will close at the end of the school year
Students will be transferred to another charter network.
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New Orleans schools may deny state’s costliest tax break
Exemption costs schools $3.7 million per year. Extra money could be used to help fund pre-K expansion.
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In the high-stakes charter system, schools shouldn’t just be measured by tests, researchers say
The Education Research Alliance of New Orleans explored how graduation rates, college entrance rates and student improvement could factor into accountability.
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Parents, alumni protest plan to halt admissions at McDonogh 35
School district says no new students will be admitted for the next six months.
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Board president charged $1,500 in fine dining on Harney charter school’s credit card
The Rev. Charles Southall had a school credit card issued in his name.
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Late-year funding drop surprises New Orleans school leaders
The city has more students and more who qualify for special-education funding.