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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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New Schools for New Orleans bankrolled KIPP’s closure of Douglass High School, elementary merger

New Schools for New Orleans bankrolled KIPP’s closure of Douglass High School, elementary merger

Aug 27, 2026

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United Teachers of New Orleans sues Lycée Français for failing to provide public records

United Teachers of New Orleans sues Lycée Français for failing to provide public records

Aug 25, 2026

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Incremental Journalism in Action

Incremental Journalism in Action

Aug 6, 2026

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NOLA Public Schools: Bricolage Academy ‘failed to follow’ Open Meetings Law

NOLA Public Schools: Bricolage Academy ‘failed to follow’ Open Meetings Law

Jul 10, 2026

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KIPP New Orleans CEO: Douglass HS has ‘weakest alumni association’

KIPP New Orleans CEO: Douglass HS has ‘weakest alumni association’

Jun 3, 2026

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New Schools for New Orleans bankrolled KIPP’s closure of Douglass High School, elementary merger

The education nonprofit committed $600,000 to the city’s largest charter school network after its unannounced vote to close one school and merge another.

Aug 27, 2026

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United Teachers of New Orleans sues Lycée Français for failing to provide public records

Read the lawsuit against the embattled French-curriculum school. Lycée has lost nearly one-third of its student body in recent years.

Aug 25, 2026

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Incremental Journalism in Action

Lamplighter News takes root

Aug 6, 2026

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NOLA Public Schools: Bricolage Academy ‘failed to follow’ Open Meetings Law

The district is also investigating the school’s response to over 20 staff grievances filed in March.

Jul 10, 2026

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KIPP New Orleans CEO: Douglass HS has ‘weakest alumni association’

In considering which of its three high schools to close, KIPP leadership determined they would face less pushback by dropping the Douglass name.

Jun 3, 2026

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