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.
Some schools agree to remove banners encouraging a vote on school tax
Opponents say use of school property and intent of signs violate laws.
Judge takes dim view of election banners on campuses, but they stay for now
No new signs can go up before Monday hearing; social-justice attorney wants them all taken down.
Orleans Parish School Board finding itself in the unusual role of a salesman
With more charters than ever eligible to return to the board, school officials looking for the best deal.
A holiday ritual for many charter schools: Deciding whether to leave the RSD
Three dozen charter schools face the decision to leave the Recovery School District if they want.
Two more charter boards stick with RSD, while two others think about it another month
Twenty school boards have a little over a month to decide whether they want to stay with the RSD or return to the auspices of the Orleans Parish School Board.
So far, no charter boards have returned their operations to Orleans school board
Five charter organizations have meetings this week and could take up the issue.
Four charter organizations want to reopen Sarah T. Reed High School
The school in eastern New Orleans is supposed to reopen in the 2016-17 school year.
BESE committee puts John McDonogh in the hands of the Recovery School District
Despite earlier cooperative effort, state school board members want RSD to control campus.
Live blog: BESE comes to New Orleans to discuss John Mac, charter transfers
State school board is the parent of the Recovery School District and meets in the city to give parents easier access.
