Current Projects
-
Private Schools & Choice: The Student Scholarships for Education Excellence Pilot Program in Orleans Parish
Click here to read the latest report in our Spotlight on Choice project.
-
NOLA by the Numbers: First-Time College Freshmen, Class of 2010
-
77% of Public School Students in New Orleans Attend a Charter School
Click here to read our latest NOLA by the Numbers on the October 2011 enrollment data.
-
Transforming Public Education in New Orleans: The Recovery School District, 2003-2011
Click here to read a comprehensive history of the RSD in New Orleans.
Research Archive
-
Is Louisiana’s Recovery School District a Model for Other States?
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute draws lessons for Ohio in this new report.
-
Rethinking Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century
-
Charter-School Management Organizations: Diverse Strategies and Diverse Student Impacts
New report looks at CMOs around the country, including in New Orleans.
-
A Look at School-By-School Finances, 2009-2010
What are the LEAP and GEE?
Louisiana Department of Education
2005-2006
Abstract:
This excerpt from the 2005-2006 LEAP/GEE Annual Report introduces and explains the history of the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program and the Graduation Exit Exam. There is a section dedicated to each of the four subject areas, explaining how performance is measured and the types of questions found on the tests for each grade level. Additionally, there is a section that details how performance standards were set and how scores and performance levels correspond.