Current Projects
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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.
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K-12 Public Education through the Public Eye: Parents’ Perception of School Choice
Click here for the results of our third annual public opinion poll.
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
The State of Public Education in New Orleans
The Greater New Orleans Education Foundation
The Scott S. Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University
The New Orleans City Council Education Committee
April 2008
Abstract:
Published in 2008, this report is a follow-up to a 2007 report that detailed the history of the public school system in New Orleans through August 2005 and described the new model of public education governance in New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina. It features new and updated data from focus groups, surveys and interviews held with teachers, students, parents, and principals that focuses on these stakeholders’ needs within the current system and desires for the future. The report lauds the successes of the prior year, including stronger leadership, improved facilities, and increased community involvement. It concludes with an accounting of remaining challenges such as poor coordination among schools and districts and lack of timely and accessible school information for parents and students.