Lens lawsuit over city’s purchasing records kicked back for a thorough hearing
Appeals court said judge didn't take all evidence into consideration before ruling for the reporters
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.
How ReNEW has tried to make up teaching for special-ed students shorted two years ago
A state investigation found that ReNEW had inflated how much extra attention it would provide certain students, and then didn’t provide the extra help to students who needed it. The state made the charter network find those students and provide the help now.
Recovery School District now tracking how many students switch schools midyear because of special-education needs
Such transfers couldn’t be tracked easily before.
Twice this fall, police have been called to get a student off the roof at ReNEW’s building in Carrollton
The building houses a program for students who need special attention for behavioral issues.
New Orleans researcher says Trump’s education secretary supports the wrong kind of reform
Detroit’s charters are the “Wild West” compared to New Orleans, said Doug Harris.
Two New Orleans charters will close next year. Students at one will get special treatment when picking their next school.
Algiers Tech students will get first pick in OneApp. Gentilly Terrace students will be assigned to another school.
Compare latest New Orleans public school ratings
The state released them Thursday. See if your school improved from last year.
Slow down: The city has restored flashers and signs at schools in Carrollton and near City Park
We spotted the problem when we surveyed school lights this fall.
Lens and Ukrainian journalists trade tips on reporting stories, using public records
The Lens' Charles Maldonado and Karen Gadbois traveled to Ukraine to discussed The Lens' work.
If you saw this meeting agenda, you’d never guess this charter board was going to close a school
The agenda said “ATA Charter.” Apparently that means, “Vote to close Algiers Technology Academy.”
