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Jessica Williams’s Biography

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Jessica Williams stays on top of the city's loosely organized collection of public schools, with a special emphasis on charter schools. In 2012, she was part of a team that received a National Edward R. Murrow Award for their work following a New Orleans family's recovery after Hurricane Katrina. In 2011 she was recognized by the Press Club of New Orleans for her reporting on charter school transparency and governance. She graduated from Edna Karr Secondary School in Algiers, and she obtained …

Jessica Williams’s Journalist Portfolio

Department of Education shrugs off Friends of King's open-meetings violation

Department of Education shrugs off Friends of King's open-meetings violation

For a few days in August, seven of the nine Friends of King Schools board members attended a professional dev…

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RSD's school closure process has uneven effect on students at failing schools

RSD's school closure process has uneven effect on students at failing schools

When the Recovery School District closed the failing Murray Henderson Elementary last summer, Linda Wattigney…

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Two charter organizations spent about $250,000 on out-of-state professional training

Two charter organizations spent about $250,000 on out-of-state professional training

Algiers Charter School Association employees have taken professional-development trips to Las Vegas; Point Cl…

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Contrary to critics' claims, administrative staffing at OPSB has dropped along with enrollment

Contrary to critics' claims, administrative staffing at OPSB has dropped along with enrollment

Ben Kleban, head of New Orleans College Preparatory Academies, doesn't understand why the Orleans Parish Scho…

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'Hotties' list, anti-gay harassment: New Orleans RTA workers sue over workplace environment

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By Blake Paterson Verified, Jessica Williams Verified
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
Twelve current and former employees of the Regional Transit Authority have filed an explosive lawsuit against the agency, alleging a hostile workplace rampant with discrimination, harassment and retaliation against Black, female, gay and disabled employees.
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2 dead after car crashes into tractor trailer, explodes in Washington Parish, police say

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By Jessica Williams Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
A two-vehicle crash Friday claimed the life of one man and one juvenile in Washington Parish, State Police said. Zachary D. Armijo, 35, of Bogalusa, and a juvenile who police have not yet identified died in the crash. Armijo and the juvenile were traveling south on LA Highway 21 near Lon Miley Road when they struck a Volvo tractor trailer head-on as it traveled north, police said.
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Early Texas Primary Voting Surges, Democrats Lead

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By Jessica Williams Verified
| uslive.com
A surge in early voting in Texas is shattering previous midterm election records, with Democratic primary voters driving the unprecedented turnout. This early engagement offers a glimmer of hope for state Democrats, who haven’t secured a statewide office win since 1994. Through the first seven days of early voting, over 1.25 million Texans cast ballots in the primaries. Democrats accounted for 665,664 of those votes, outpacing Republicans’ 593,692.
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Interning at a local television station

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