Whether the school remains depends on the proposals, the superintendent says.
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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Live blog recap: Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks about Steve Scalise shooting
He called the shooting an attack on our democracy.
Posted inSchools
New Orleans College Prep didn’t notify the public, media about its CEO search committee meetings
That appears to violate the state Open Meetings Law.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City drops appeal, letting stand a ruling that it violated The Lens’ right to examine public records
In exchange, The Lens dropped its claim to attorney’s fees.
Posted inSchools
Most schools are out for the summer, but drivers don’t know if they need to slow down
Some school lights flash for weeks after students are gone because the city puts them all on the same schedule.
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Founding principal returns to Mahalia Jackson after a year away, but closure remains on the table
Parents said Lakeysha London’s departure hurt the school.
Posted inInvestigations, Schools
School district took no action regarding Lusher board’s circumvention of public meetings law
Last year The Lens reported that board members of Lusher Charter School privately discussed how to respond to a union drive and set up private meetings. Both appeared to violate state law. The school district appears to have taken school officials at their word that they did nothing wrong.
Posted inSchools
Coghill teachers end the school year by voting for union representation
The school’s lawyer said negotiations won’t start until the fall.
Posted inSchools
82 percent of school-zone lights in New Orleans work now, the most we’ve seen
There was a big improvement last fall when the city announced an expansion of traffic enforcement cameras.
Posted inSchools
Superintendent says closing Mahalia Jackson would return building to its original use: a community center
Henderson Lewis Jr. has said the school should be closed because of under-enrollment. Wednesday night, he focused on the building.