Current Projects
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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.
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NOLA by the Numbers: First-Time College Freshmen, Class of 2010
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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.
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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
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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.
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A Look at School-By-School Finances, 2009-2010
State Takeover, School Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achievement in Philadelphia
Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer, Jolley Christman, and Suzanne Blanc
RAND Education
2007
Abstract:
In 2002, the state of Pennsylvania took over 45 failing schools in Philadelphia and turned their management over to seven for-profit and non-profit entities. Additionally, schools still controlled by the local district underwent a number of reforms. This report by the RAND Corporation examines student achievement for the district for the varying types of schools from the takeover through the of the 2006 school year.