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.
The State of Charter School Authorizing 2010: Third Annual Report on NACSA’s Authorizer Survey
National Association of Charter School Authorizers
January 2011
Abstract:
The State of Charter School Authorizing 2010 report serves as a snapshot of charter school authorizing, providing a detailed analysis of authorizing entities’ use of NACSA’s Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing. This resource strengthens quality among charter schools by identifying best practices for authorizers, the agencies that approve, oversee and monitor charter schools on behalf of the public interest. This year’s report found that the number of school districts authorizing charter schools has increased by 37 percent over the past three years.