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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.

The Lens heads back to court against city, trying to get database of spending

September 16, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
Even after newsroom granted the city a lengthy extension, public records still not available.

Foundation Prep attracts enough students to make it through first year, board told

September 10, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
Only 16 students were registered when doors opened last month. The student body is now at 38.

Lycée Français hires consultant for Priestley work, considers third-party deal

September 10, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
Charter considers selling building for $9-million-plus renovation, then leasing back finished campus.

Top charter-school advocate talks about changing attitudes here and Baton Rouge

August 27, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
The Lens sits down with Caroline Roemer Shirley to talk about charter school changes in the past 10 years.

New Orleans has 19 new public schools as $1.8 billion building plan continues

August 25, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
Post-Katrina rebuilding plan is affecting campuses across the city.

City says it’s hustling to fix school-zone lights before all campuses are open to students

August 24, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
Work includes replacing bulbs and batteries, and reprogramming lights to match school hours.

New charter unexpectedly adds grade but appears short of enrollment goal

August 13, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

First day of school in New Orleans? Start dates for charters span five weeks

August 13, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

New charter schools face daunting task of attracting enough students to stay afloat

August 12, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
New Orleans’ nearly all-charter school system is built on competition, and for new schools, that means competing with established schools for students. State funding is based on enrollment, so falling short can put a new school in financial trouble.

Milestone charter and state school board squabble over CEO credit-card incident

August 11, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019
School chief resigned after improperly running up $13,000 bill.

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