Current Projects
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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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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.
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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.
Research Archive
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The State of Public Education in New Orleans: 2012 Report
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Is Louisiana’s Recovery School District a Model for Other States?
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute draws lessons for Ohio in this new report.
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Rethinking Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century
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Charter-School Management Organizations: Diverse Strategies and Diverse Student Impacts
New report looks at CMOs around the country, including in New Orleans.
New Orleans Public Schools History: A Brief Overview
The Scott S. Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University
2007
Abstract:
This report reviews the history of New Orleans public schools from the opening of the city’s first public school in 1842 to developments after Hurricane Katrina during the 2006-2007 school year. It highlights the financial difficulties and racial inequities of the system as it developed through the 19th and 20th centuries.