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Author Archives: 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.
Posted inCharter Schools
Founding member resigns from New Beginnings
Carla Major follows several other longtime members who left.
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Lycée Français may extend CEO’s contract another year
Board will hold a special meeting next week to consider extension for Keith Bartlett.
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Lycée Français to end pre-kindergarten class for three-year-olds
Change, to take effect next year, could stem financial loss of more than $50,000 per class.
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Lycée devises rules for public comment
Policy would allow individuals to address the board for up to three minutes regarding a specific agenda item
Posted inCriminal Justice
Sheriff agrees to pay $900,000 in legal fees to civil rights group that sued prison
Still to be decided: Who pays for the consent decree — city or sheriff — and how?
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New Beginnings board adds more members
Group had fallen below mandated seven members; now has 12.
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Teacher ratings not available for three New Beginnings schools
Schools all had principals depart last year, but other administrators could have completed teacher evaluations.
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New Beginnings may add new board members tonight
School’s governing body fell below the state-required seven members.
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Bus rides are shorter this year for ENCORE students
School switched bus companies this year and is pleased with the change.