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Marta Jewson is an independent reporter based in New Orleans. Marta has covered city schools for 15 years through the nation's largest education reform experiment. She focuses on education, health and climate.
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Two Special Education Stories to Follow

Two Special Education Stories to Follow

Apr 5, 2026

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4 min read

‘We decided in executive session’: KIPP board took up Douglass High School closure vote after closed-door session

‘We decided in executive session’: KIPP board took up Douglass High School closure vote after closed-door session

Mar 26, 2026

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8 min read

KIPP hired crisis-communications firm 5 weeks prior to unannounced vote to close Douglass High School

KIPP hired crisis-communications firm 5 weeks prior to unannounced vote to close Douglass High School

Mar 24, 2026

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8 min read

NOLA Public Schools ‘looking into’ KIPP’s unannounced school closure vote

NOLA Public Schools ‘looking into’ KIPP’s unannounced school closure vote

Mar 23, 2026

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8 min read

‘Subterfuge’: How KIPP New Orleans’ vote to close Douglass High School skirted Open Meetings Law

‘Subterfuge’: How KIPP New Orleans’ vote to close Douglass High School skirted Open Meetings Law

Mar 20, 2026

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7 min read

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Two Special Education Stories to Follow

Two weeks in, and two special education stories to follow

Apr 5, 2026

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‘We decided in executive session’: KIPP board took up Douglass High School closure vote after closed-door session

The KIPP board discussed the possible school merger behind closed doors before later adding it to the board’s March 12 agenda, board president Dominique Willis told Lamplighter.

Mar 26, 2026

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8 min read

KIPP hired crisis-communications firm 5 weeks prior to unannounced vote to close Douglass High School

The charter group’s contract with New York-based Goldin Solutions was signed Feb. 2

Mar 24, 2026

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8 min read

NOLA Public Schools ‘looking into’ KIPP’s unannounced school closure vote

A violation of Open Meetings Law could trigger an investigation, but the district has yet to announce one.

Mar 23, 2026

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8 min read

‘Subterfuge’: How KIPP New Orleans’ vote to close Douglass High School skirted Open Meetings Law

Mar 20, 2026

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7 min read

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