New Study: Do Charter Schools Keep Their Best Teachers and Improve Quality?
A study by Nathan Barrett, Deven Carlson, Douglas N. Harris, and Jane Arnold Lincove examines the link between teacher quality, retention, and pay in New Orleans.
Youth Survey Release Event Postponed
The community discussion of the survey findings will be held at a later date.
Now Hiring: Post-Doctoral Fellows
The Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA-New Orleans) is now hiring two Post-doctoral Fellows to lead objective and rigorous research projects related to market-based schools reforms in New Orleans and across the country.
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 purpose of the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA-New Orleans) is to understand how this new era in school reform has influenced teaching and learning in the city’s schools and what the findings mean for the future of school reform.
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What Effect Did the New Orleans School Reforms Have on Student Achievement, High School Graduation, and College Outcomes?
Published
A policy brief by Douglas N. Harris and Matthew F. Larsen examines the post-Katrina school reforms' long-term effects on a range of student outcomes.