A New First: From State Takeover to the Nation's First All-Charter, District-Governed School System in New Orleans
A new in-depth study from the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA) investigates the reunification of New Orleans' charter school education system. After Hurricane Katrina, the state turned almost all of the city’s schools into charter schools. A decade later, the schools experienced another unprecedented shift, becoming the first all-charter district operating under a locally elected school board. This new study examines how this happened and how the change affected education decisions, operations, and student outcomes.
Setting Priorities in School Choice Enrollment Systems
This new study just released (December 7, 2023) looks at who benefits from the priority categories that are one part of centralized enrollment systems. For example, students with siblings or who live close to a school have a better chance of getting in. The researchers explored whether these categories favored students of certain races or socioeconomic classes.
How does the New Orleans school placement algorithm work?
Audubon Charter School
How does the New Orleans school placement algorithm work, and what is the best strategy for getting a preferred placement? Panelists included Tanya Bryant (CEO of ReNEW Schools), Erin Marrero-Savoie (New Orleans parent and charter school leader), Dr. Avis Williams (NOLA-Public Schools superintendent), and education scholars Dr. Jon Valant (Brookings Institution), and Dr. Lindsay Weixler (Tulane University).
Objective, Rigorous, and Useful Research to Understand the Post-Katrina School Reforms in New Orleans
Our Purpose
In the wake of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy, an unprecedented new system of public education was put in place. The Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA-New Orleans) is a research center at Tulane University that collaborates with local education stakeholders to produce objective, rigorous, and useful research to inform the community’s understanding of how to improve students’ experiences in schools and beyond.