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.

Board president declines to discuss how board reached a decision on leadership change.

As recently as Thursday, Adrian Morgan was still top employee of six-school charter organization.

Seven schools recommended for renewal, and four others get necessary one-year extension.

Only one school has made the move, but some things have changed with School Board.

This year's school performance scores include PARCC results for elementary students.

Except for special programs, preferred ranking aren't due until end of February.

School would not release information, saying it could give some an unfair advantage.

New review process prevented inclusion on the applications that were made available last week.

Our reporting has more urgency than ever.