Where Do We Go From Here? New Orleans Voters Disagree
New Orleans voters have very mixed thoughts on how the past 8 years of education policies in the city have worked and on what should come next for the city's schools. Read Full Post >
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April 29, 2013
February 25, 2013
Steve Barr's Quest to Save a New Orleans High School
The high-profile charter school leader is not only tackling school turnaround in New Orleans, he's pursuing a new, non-charter effort to provide better secondary school choices to middle class families in Los Angeles Unified. Read Full Post >
March 16, 2012
School Reform, New Orleans-Style
The nonprofit group New Schools for New Orleans recently released a guide on the lessons it has learned in creating a decentralized network of charter schools for other urban districts that may want to follow its lead. Read Full Post >
December 15, 2011
New Orleans Think Tank Traces Progress of City's Recovery District
The eight-year-old district is seen as being on the cutting edge of education reform, but has also faced some challenges. Read Full Post >
December 09, 2011
New Orleans District Chief May Get State Ed. Position
John White, who has lead the Recovery School District since the spring, could be moving into the position vacated earlier this year by Paul Pastorek. Read Full Post >
September 13, 2010
Local Control May Return to Some New Orleans Schools
A new proposal may clear the way for some New Orleans schools to return to local control, rather than spend another five years in the state's recovery school district. Read Full Post >
December 16, 2009
New Orleans Parents Optimistic About State of Public Schools
New Orleans parents have a positive view of their schools, a new study finds. Read Full Post >
November 17, 2009
Louisiana School Reformer to Join New Orleans Mayoral Race
Leslie Jacobs, a former member of the state board of education and the city school board and an architect of the post-Katrina education landscape in the city, will run for mayor. Read Full Post >
October 12, 2009
Obama Brings Spotlight Back to New Orleans Charter School
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology prepares to welcome yet another prominent guest. Read Full Post >
August 31, 2009
No Rush to Return to Local Control in New Orleans
The state superintendent of instruction says schools are making progress, but need to remain under state control for several more years. Read Full Post >
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