Latest News
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K-12 Public Education through the Public’s Eye: Voters’ Perception of Public Education (2013)
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Spotlight on Choice: Parent Opinions on School Selection in New Orleans
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2012 ACT Scores show large gains for some RSD charter schools
Click here to read NOLA by the Numbers: ACT Scores, Class of 2012.
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NOLA by the Numbers: 2012 School Performance Scores
Click here to read our analysis of the latest school performance data.
Press
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Annual public opinion poll finds mixed feelings on future governance for public schools
Click here to read the Times-Picayune article on this year’s poll results.
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EdWeek Highlights CI Parental Choice Research
Click here to read the article on new teachers in New Orleans’ schools.
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The National Journal examines New Orleans’ public school reform
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Report says New Orleans parents need better information for school choice to work
Click here to read an article in The Advocate about our recent Spotlight on Choice report.








Who We Are
President Cowen
Scott S. Cowen is Tulane University’s 14th President. He also holds joint appointments as the Seymour S. Goodman Memorial Professor of Business in Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and Professor of Economics in the School of Liberal Arts. President Cowen came to Tulane in 1998 from Case Western Reserve University where he was a member of the faculty for 23 years and Dean and Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Management at its Weatherhead School of Management for 14 years. He is the author of four books and over 100 academic and professional articles, essays and reviews and is the recipient of several national awards and honors. [more info]
Staff
The Cowen Institute team is made up of strong and committed individuals dedicated to ensuring that every child receives a world class education. Please contact us for additional information. [more info]
Steering Committee
The Institute’s Steering Committee is a group of Tulane-affiliated thought leaders that provide advice and direction for the Institute’s research agenda, policy efforts, and programming. [more info]
National Advisory Council
The Institute’s National Advisory Council, which is comprised of a diverse and distinguished group of national and regional leaders in public education reform, plays a valuable role in advising the Cowen Institute’s staff on current and potential initiatives. [more info]
Partners
The Cowen Institute is not alone in its quest to transform public education in New Orleans and across the country. We are proud to partner with impactful organizations like New Schools for New Orleans, the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, teachNOLA, and New Leaders for New Schools. There are many other organizations that we work with in addition to this list. For more information about other groups working in education here in New Orleans please click below. [more info]