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
Quantity Counts: The Growth of Charter School Management Organizations
National Charter School Research Project
University of Washington
August 2007
Abstract:
Recently, new charter school development has slowed from the rapid rate it maintained during the last decade and a half. Based on interviews with 10 CEOs of organizations managing 10 or more schools, this report explores lessons from the experience of Education Management Organizations and Charter Management Organizations and answers the following questions: What have been the challenges and coping strategies of these organizations? How can their experience inform efforts to support the continued growth of high-quality U.S. charter schools?