The reports, white papers, and other materials in this section were created by the Cowen Institute at Tulane University. The documents are subdivided by topic below to make browsing easier. Please keep in mind that some documents can be accessed through more than one category.

Browse from the Cowen Institute Research topics below:

Education Policy: Read more about public policy issues that affect public schools in New Orleans and Louisiana.

State of Public Education Reports: Read more (THIS WILL LINK TO THE SPENO PAGE ONCE FIXED) about this annual report.

School Governance: The documents in this category concern the control and governance of public schools in New Orleans and Louisiana.

• Organizational Chart - August 2009 – This document consists of two charts that detail the organizational structure of public schools in New Orleans. The first chart gives an overview of the number and type of schools controlled by each operator: the Orleans Parish School Board, the Recovery School District, and the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The second diagram shows each school individually by type and operator.

School Performance: The documents in this category deal with the academic performance of students and schools in New Orleans and Louisiana.