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 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.