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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.

City of New Orleans appeals ruling that it broke the Public Records Law

October 7, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Civil District Judge Kern Reese has ruled for The Lens twice; the city has appealed both decisions.

Educator who helped start ReNEW Schools will retire Sept. 30 after rough year

September 7, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Gary Robichaux led six-school network until special-ed and cheating scandal came to light.

Algiers Charter network spent $100,000 to investigate Landry-Walker cheating

August 31, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
The former principal of the school, Mary Laurie, was fired after probe's completion.

Lusher board ousts member who was accused of violating policy on union

August 20, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Divisions over this spring's union drive resurfaced in Saturday's meeting.

New Beginnings approves $175,000 annual contract for new CEO

August 19, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

How Lusher’s school board shut out the public in dealing with teachers’ union drive

August 4, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
State law says the public is entitled to observe how government bodies make decisions. But Lusher board members privately discussed how to respond to the union, using a boardwide email group. And they set up several private meetings that appear to have circumvented the Open Meetings Law.

Lusher Charter School drags feet on public-records requests

August 4, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Three months later, we haven't received emails from CEO Kathy Riedlinger.

Emails reveal board’s struggle to guide Lusher Charter during unionization effort

August 4, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Judge finds city violated Public Records Law in Lens responses

July 29, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
City missed legally required deadlines, failed to provide timelines on responses.

Teachers union files labor complaint against Lusher and International High

July 22, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019
Organizers say handful of teachers involved in union activities weren't asked to return.

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