The report also offers a set of successes that schools have achieved over the past two years as well as key challenges that still face public education in New Orleans.  The report is designed to help policymakers, educators, parents, nonprofit organizations, and the community understand how public schools in New Orleans have progressed over time and also how they compare to schools around Louisiana and the United States.  This is the third State of Public Education in New Orleans report published by the Cowen Institute.

In addition to explaining how the current system emerged after Hurricane Katrina, the report gives detailed information on student demographics, school facilities, school finances, school choice and human capital. The 2010 State of Public Education in New Orleans report also provides detailed student achievement data by school and survey results from a recent public opinion poll on school governance.

For more information and to download the report, click here.

Public Education Through the Public Eye: A Survey of New Orleans Voters and Parents
The Cowen Institute has released the results of a recent public opinion poll called Public Education through the Public Eye: A Survey of New Orleans Voters and Parents. The opinion poll surveyed New Orleans voters and parents of public school students to assess their opinions about recent public education reforms and the future direction of public schools in New Orleans. No previous survey has delved this deeply into the public’s opinions about and experiences with school reform and governance since Hurricane Katrina.

Few cities have the opportunity to think through the organization of their public education system in the way that the city of New Orleans has had and will continue to have over the next few years. As part of the Cowen Institute’s work of informing the educational transformation taking place in New Orleans, giving voice to citizens and parents is crucial to sustaining positive change.

For more information on this opinion poll including full voter survey results, please click here.

New Orleans Public Schools History: A Brief Overview

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Tulane University, Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium.  Open to the Public.  Click here for a campus map.