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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.

Ahead of unification, Orleans school district formalizes warning system for charters

July 12, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
The first warning went to Alice Harte Charter School for initially denying admission to a student.

Charter school’s refusal to admit students lacking uniforms wasn’t its first violation

July 7, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
The state issued a warning to Sophie B. Wright two years ago for the same problem with homeless students.

Three months later, the state finally has records it sought about 9-year-old’s handcuffing at school

July 5, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
The state issued a formal warning to Friends of King Schools after it hadn't gotten documents on policies and training.

City health department will spend the summer trying to make it safer for children to get to school

June 30, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
It will target 14 schools, using a $650,000 grant.

Charter school kept two homeless children out of class for a month because they didn’t have uniforms

June 21, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
The Louisiana Department of Education said Sophie B. Wright violated the terms of its charter.

Orleans Parish school district looking for outside group to take over Mahalia Jackson facility

June 15, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
Whether the school remains depends on the proposals, the superintendent says.

Live blog recap: Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks about Steve Scalise shooting

June 14, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
He called the shooting an attack on our democracy.

New Orleans College Prep didn’t notify the public, media about its CEO search committee meetings

June 14, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
That appears to violate the state Open Meetings Law.

City drops appeal, letting stand a ruling that it violated The Lens’ right to examine public records

June 9, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
In exchange, The Lens dropped its claim to attorney’s fees.

Most schools are out for the summer, but drivers don’t know if they need to slow down

June 7, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019
Some school lights flash for weeks after students are gone because the city puts them all on the same schedule.

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