Marta Jewson, Author at The Lens

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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.

Schools

Einstein charter to get laurels, but numbers bear a closer look

by Marta JewsonDecember 10, 2014November 7, 2019

Campus jumped from an F to a B in a year, but joining a successful operation skewed the numbers.

Schools

Dr. King School becomes first RSD charter to seek return to School Board oversight

by Marta JewsonDecember 9, 2014November 7, 2019

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

by Marta JewsonDecember 9, 2014November 7, 2019

Only two charter-management organizations out of original four still interested in opening high school for 2016-17.

Charter Schools, Schools

After confusing vote last month, New Beginnings keeps its four schools with RSD

by Marta JewsonDecember 9, 2014November 7, 2019

The vote went against a recommendation of the administration to seek a waiver for one ineligible school.

Government & Politics, Schools

Voters approve tax extension to maintain New Orleans schools

by Marta JewsonDecember 6, 2014November 7, 2019

Over time, an existing tax will be shifted to a fund to maintain school buildings.

Schools

Voters to decide whether to extend existing tax in order to maintain schools

by Marta JewsonDecember 5, 2014November 7, 2019

Check back here Saturday night for precinct-by-precinct results on the citywide school tax.

Schools

School-tax vote Saturday comes even as some don’t know who controls schools

by Marta JewsonDecember 4, 2014November 7, 2019

On Saturday, New Orleans voters will decide whether to invest as much as $150 million dollars into maintaining public school facilities through a property tax — but at key moments in the past week, important players don’t seem to know exactly who’s in charge of the buildings.

Schools