Plessy Community School buys Hansberry site
As a Type 1 charter, school is responsible for getting its own facility.
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.
Judge tells city to begin providing purchasing-database records to The Lens
More public records regarding the spending of taxpayer money will follow.
The Lens heads back to court against city, trying to get database of spending
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
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
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
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
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
Work includes replacing bulbs and batteries, and reprogramming lights to match school hours.
