As I studied school psychology during my years at Tulane and volunteered at multiple elementary schools around New Orleans, I became passionate about education, specifically about the potential it has to impact the track of students’ lives. As graduation this spring quickly approached, I knew that I wanted to work in education, but was unsure [...]
On May 15th, OPSB will vote on whether or not to raise an additional $4,900,000 for public schools, by rolling forward a millage to increase property taxes collected by the board. The Cowen Institute strongly encourages the Orleans Parish School Board to roll forward its millage!
Each semester, the Cowen Institute hosts Tulane undergraduates that are completing their required internship through the Center for Public Service. This is a guest post written by a research intern offering up his perspective on his experience, some of his most important research findings, and his thoughts on public education in New Orleans.
Each semester, the Cowen Institute hosts Tulane undergraduates that are completing their required internship through the Center for Public Service. This is a guest post written by a research intern offering up his perspective on his experience, some of his most important research findings, and his thoughts on public education in New Orleans.
On February 27th, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) applied to the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) in the second round of applications for flexibility from the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). In exchange for a waiver from certain reporting and funding requirements under the Act, the LDOE plans to implement the Common Core [...]
Just before Mardi Gras, the Recovery School District (RSD) released its new annual school Equity Report. The Equity Report is one of the RSD’s commitments to New Orleans outlined last August, and the goal of the new report is to measure and make transparent the “things that make a great school truly great.”
An Intern’s Perspective: Amanda Brackman
| May 14, 2012This last semester I had the opportunity of interning at the Cowen Institute as a research assistant for the policy team. Before signing on to be a part of the institute this spring, I worked as a volunteer at Lusher Charter School; an experience I enjoyed immensely. While working closely with children attending school in New Orleans, [...]