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.
Three Algiers charter officials now off payroll after cheating investigation
Larger-than-usual paychecks were cut recently, then they were taken off next payroll.
Lusher board passes resolution to stay neutral toward teachers union effort
Members say they want faculty members to decide the issue through a vote.
Records show alleged molestation of boy took place at a school, not a home
SciTech Academy said faculty member stopped working there the day after the alleged incident.
National journalism organization dedicates support for The Lens’ lawsuit against city
The $10,000 grant announced today will help finance the ongoing battle over purchasing records that the city refuses to release.
School Board signs no-bid contract for monitoring state tests at some campuses
Two people will visit the schools on one of the days of testing next week.
Education panelists applaud progress while recognizing need for more growth
Orleans superintendent, other education leaders also discuss unification, transparency at forum
Enhanced test monitoring at RSD charters likely will be less than promised
Leaders of 20 charter-school organizations pledged to hire outside monitors to oversee all four days of state testing, but it appears that most will pay for only one day. Further, none of the charter groups contacted by The Lens sought competitive bids for the work, which school officials said could run up to $4,250 per day per school, most of which will go to one company.
City to appeal Lens’ public-records victory, keeping purchasing records hidden
Ruling for The Lens, judge orders city to release its full purchasing database
City was resisting because it said sloppy record keeping meant private information could be exposed.
