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
Questions and Answers About the Return of Schools to Local Control
The Scott S. Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University
August 2010
Abstract:
In the fall of 2010, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) must make a decision as to whether or not the Recovery School District (RSD) schools should be returned to the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) or if the schools should remain under the RSD for another 5 years. BESE will vote on this item in December 2010. While the law provides a roadmap for this process, there are several details left to be determined. This brief reviews the law and describes what is clear, unclear and what BESE has to do over the next few months leading up to their final decision.