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.

A decision will be made next week.

The group wants to take over five public schools in New Orleans. We'll cover the meeting live starting at 6 p.m.

The organization is led by the school principals and current and former school district employees.

The security company said it was necessary to protect the boy; the state questions whether it was appropriate.

The school told the boy's mother that he couldn't return to school until he had seen a psychiatrist.

Orleans Parish School Board members don’t appear concerned about the employees’ involvement in a charter application.

ReNEW was formally notified of the violation Tuesday.

The schedule was set by the state board of education, and districts had to get permission to divert from it.

Until now, the selection process has taken place in private, which appears to violate the state Open Meetings Law.

Our reporting has more urgency than ever.