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 2007
Abstract:
Published in 2007, this detailed report examines the past and current state of public education in New Orleans. The report details the history of the public school system in New Orleans through August 2005 and describes the new model of public education governance in New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina. Additionally, there is data from focus groups, surveys and interviews held with a multitude of teachers, students, parents, and principals that focuses on these stakeholders’ needs within the current system and desires for the future. Concluding the report is a “Call to Action” with a set of concrete recommendations for immediate implementation to improve the current state of public education in New Orleans.