Introducing a Powerful Tool for Education Change Agents
The Cowen Institute is developing the Education Transformation Archive – a powerful tool for informing the public about the transformation of public education in New Orleans and influencing that effort with ideas and lessons about education renewal from around the country and the world.

Cowen Institute Research & Reports:

Reports, white papers, and other materials created by the Cowen Institute at Tulane University.

• Education Policy: The documents in this category deal with public policy issues that affect public schools in New Orleans and Louisiana.
• State of Public Education Reports: The documents in this category are part of a regular report that the Cowen Institute produces on the state of public education in New Orleans.
  • The State of Public Education in New Orleans: Five Years After Hurricane Katrina July 2010
  • Public School Performance in New Orleans, A Supplement to the 2008 State of Public Education in New Orleans January 2009
  • The State of Public Education in New Orleans April 2008
  • The State of Public Education in New Orleans April 2007
• School Governance: The documents in this category concern the control and governance of public schools in New Orleans and Louisiana.
  • Public Education Governance Structure Organizational Chart August 2010
  • Rebuilding and Transforming: A Plan for Improving Public Education in New Orleans March 2006
• School Performance: The documents in this category deal with the academic performance of students and schools in New Orleans and Louisiana.
  • 2008 Orleans Parish School District and Recovery School District LEAP/GEE Scores in Context July 2008
  • Performance and Demographics of Public Schools in New Orleans March 2010

New Orleans Schools Research & Information:

Articles, reports, and information about public schools in New Orleans.

• NOLA Hurricane Recovery & General Information: The documents in this category deal with the recovery from Hurricane Katrina and general information about New Orleans and the surrounding area that affects public schools.
  • The Legacy of Katrina’s Children: Estimating the Number of Hurricane-Related At-Risk Children in the Gulf Coast States of Louisiana & Mississippi December 2007
  • The New Orleans Index: Tracking Recovery of New Orleans & the Metro Area November 2007
  • Hope Needs Help – Issue Brief: Building a Better New Orleans August 2007
  • GulfGov Reports: Education – An Examination of the Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Public School Districts in 15 Communities April 2007
  • Education after Katrina: Time for a New Federal Response 2007
  • Rebuilding Inequity: The Re-emergence of the School-to-Prison Pipeline in New Orleans December 2006 /January 2007
  • The Plight of the Education Systems—Post Hurricane Katrina: An Interview with Dr. Brenda Mitchell and Dr. Linda Stelly Summer 2006
  • A Review and Critique of Rebuilding and Transforming: A Plan for World-Class Public Education in New Orleans May 2006
  • Young Children after Katrina: A Proposal to Heal the Damage and Create Opportunity in New Orleans 2006
  • Student Displacement in Louisiana After the Hurricanes of 2005 Experiences of Public Schools and Their Students 2006
  • Miles To Go Louisiana The Only Way Forward: Changing Directions in Education 2006
• NOLA School Governance: The documents in this category deal with the people and organizations that control and run public schools in New Orleans.
  • The State of Public Education in New Orleans April 2008
  • The State of Public Education in New Orleans April 2007
  • ‘National Model’ or Flawed Approach? The Post-Katrina New Orleans Public Schools November 2006
  • Rebuilding and Transforming: A Plan for Improving Public Education in New Orleans March 2006
  • The Future of Public Education in New Orleans January 2006
  • K-12 Public Education Reform in New Orleans 2006
• NOLA Human Capital: The documents in this category concern the principals, teachers, and other staff members who work in public schools in New Orleans.
  • No Experience Neccessary: How the New Orleans School Takeover Experiment Devalues Experienced Teachers June 2007
  • Value Added Assessment of Teacher Preparation in Louisiana: 2004-2005 to 2006-2007 November 2008
• NOLA Student Achievement & School Performance: The documents in this category deal with the how well New Orleans students and schools perform on standardized tests and other measures of academic achievement.
  • Louisiana Case Study Building a Student-Level Longitudinal Data System November 2008
  • When The Saints Come Marching In: Effects Of Hurricanes Katrina And Rita On Student Evacuees September 2008
  • 2008 Orleans Parish School District and Recovery School District LEAP/GEE Scores in Context May 2008
  • Louisiana – A Special Supplement to Education Week’s Quality Counts 2008 2008
  • Reading, Writing and Reality Check: an Early Assessment of Student Achievement in Post-Katrina New Orleans October 2007
  • Potential Economic Impacts of Improved Education on Louisiana 2007
  • Miles To Go Louisiana
    The Only Way Forward: Changing Directions in Education 2006
  • What are the LEAP and GEE?2005-2006
  • NCLB: A Steep Climb Ahead A Case Study of Louisiana’s School Accountability System July 2004
• NOLA School Funding: The documents in this category concern how public schools in New Orleans are funded and how schools handle their finances.
  • On the Ballot Orleans Parish School Tax Renewals July 2008
  • Funding for New Orleans Public Schools: Legislation, Allocation, Expenditure and Recommendations June 2007
  • Education after Katrina: Time for a New Federal Response 2007
• NOLA School Facilities & Environment: The documents in this category deal with public school buildings and how the general environment of public schools in New Orleans (e.g. safety, health, nutrition) affects student learning.
  • A Blueprint: Building 21st Century Schools for New Orleans August 2008
  • New Orleans Public Schools from the Students’ Perspective: An Evaluation of Nine Schools Spring 2007
  • Hurricane Katrina Damage Assessment of New Orleans Public School Facilities September 2005

• NOLA Parent & Community Involvement: The documents in this category are about parent and community involvement in public schools in New Orleans.
• NOLA Public Education History: The documents in this category explore the history of public education in New Orleans.
  • New Orleans Public Schools History: A Brief Overview 2007

National Education Research:

Education research and reports from across the country and the world with relevance to the situation in New Orleans and Louisiana.

• Governance and Accountability: The documents in this category deal with how school systems are governed and held accountable to standards of performance.
  • Principles and Standards For Quality Charter School Operating 2007 Revised Edition
  • Greater Than the Parts: What States Can Teach Each Other About Charter Schooling 2007
  • State Takeover, School Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achievement in Philadelphia 2007
  • High Performing School Districts: Challenge, Support, Alignment and Choice June 2005
  • State Education Data Systems that Increase Learning and Improve Accountability June 2004
  • Foundations for Success: Case Studies of How Urban School Systems Improve Student Achievement September 2002
• Human Capital: The documents in this category concern the principals, teachers, and other staff members who work in public schools.
  • How The World’s Best-Performing School Systems Come Out on Top September 2007
  • Starting Fresh in Low-Performing Schools 2007
• School Funding: The documents in this category concern how public schools are funded and how schools handle their finances.
  • School Funding’s Tragic Flaw May 2008
  • Fund the Child: Tackling Inequity and Antiquity in School Finance June 2006
• School Facilities & Environment: The documents in this category deal with public school buildings and how the general environment of public schools (e.g. safety, health, nutrition) affects student learning.
  • Seven Topics in Education: A Review of the Literature for School District 112 December 2001
• Parent & Community Involvement: The documents in this category are about parent and community involvement in public schools.
  • Starting Fresh in Low Performing Schools: Engaging Parents and the Community in Starting Fresh 2007
• Autonomous Schools: The documents in this category are about charter schools and other types of autonomous schools.
  • The Evaluation of Charter School Impacts 2010
  • The State of Charter School Authorizing 2009 2010
  • Charter School Autonomy: A Half-Broken Promise 2010
  • Achievement and Attainment in Chicago Charter Schools 2008
  • Charter Schools Indicators 2007
  • Principles and Standards for Quality Charter School Operating 2007 Revised Edition
  • Quantity Counts: The Growth of Charter School Management Organizations 2007
  • Greater Than the Parts: What States Can Teach Each Other About Charter Schooling 2007
  • The Future of Charter Schools and Teachers Unions:; Results of a Symposium May 2006
  • Starting Fresh in Low-performing Schools: A New Option for School District Leaders Under NCLB 2006
  • High Quality Charter Schools at Scale in Big Cities: Results of a Symposium 2006
  • Hopes, Fears and Reality: A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2006 2006
  • Successful Charter Schools 2004