State recommends closure of three charter schools in New Orleans
And the local superintendent of schools wants to convert two of his direct-run schools to charters.
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.
RSD says charter school changed student’s grades to F’s for not attending a summer service program
The program was punishment for fighting. Ten students had their grades changed.
Study says charter schools don’t have incentives to offer pre-kindergarten programs
There are fewer pre-kindergarten seats in New Orleans than before Katrina.
Busing dispute at Einstein schools is headed to court
The Orleans Parish School Board says Einstein has to bus its kids. Einstein says it's enough to give them tokens to ride public transit.
New Orleans schools will wait longer for filters to screen lead from drinking water
The decision to seek filters that screen microbes has raised the cost and delayed installation.
State ratings for New Orleans schools are on a three-year slide
School Performance Scores for about 65 percent of schools are down since 2014.
With vote to close Mahalia Jackson, school board continues to whittle away at traditional schools
After it closes next spring, just three traditional schools will remain in the city.
Mahalia Jackson Elementary is one step away from closing at the end of the school year
A board committee voted to close the school and hand the building over to Dryades YMCA, which operates a nearby charter school.
School board considers closing Mahalia Jackson school, offering building to Dryades YMCA
Dryades would move younger students at James M. Singleton Charter School to the site.
Compare 2017 school performance scores for New Orleans schools
Schools run by the Orleans Parish School Board and the Recovery School District received a C this year.
