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.
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.