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.

The New York Times reports that some families around the country don’t know this until they’re already in a private school.

The school is growing, but district staff say it's not meeting enrollment goals.

A group has been trying to charter it. Now the school district wants to shut it down.

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.