Failing Miller-McCoy Academy closing in spring; RSD seeking new operator
State sets Dec. 31 deadline for charter organizations to express interest in new campus school was to get.
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.
Orleans Parish School Board narrows superintendent search to two finalists
The board also voted to sue the state-run Recovery School District over its efforts to reopen shuttered schools.
Two-year search may be ending for new Orleans Parish schools superintendent
After two rounds of interviews in two weeks, three candidates to be considered by board tomorrow.
School Board discusses suing RSD to prevent it from opening new schools
Board doesn't think recovery district can reopen John McDonogh or Sarah T. Reed.
Einstein charter to get laurels, but numbers bear a closer look
Campus jumped from an F to a B in a year, but joining a successful operation skewed the numbers.
Dr. King School becomes first RSD charter to seek return to School Board oversight
Unanimous vote reverses last month's stand, comes after RSD chastises board over enrollment concerns.
RSD, school and community members meet privately to discuss fate of Sarah T. Reed
Only two charter-management organizations out of original four still interested in opening high school for 2016-17.
After confusing vote last month, New Beginnings keeps its four schools with RSD
Voters approve tax extension to maintain New Orleans schools
Over time, an existing tax will be shifted to a fund to maintain school buildings.
Voters to decide whether to extend existing tax in order to maintain schools
Check back here Saturday night for precinct-by-precinct results on the citywide school tax.
