College for All or College for Some: Charter High Schools and Students’ Futures in New Orleans
This study investigates how post-Katrina school reforms in New Orleans have improved college outcomes by examining the practices of four high schools in fostering a strong culture for college attendance and success. It highlights the crucial roles of school leaders, counselors, and teachers in supporting first-generation college students through the college-going process and explores how Louisiana’s college readiness policies have influenced students’ pursuit of higher education.
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.
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College for All or College for Some: Charter High Schools and Students’ Futures in New Orleans
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by Danica Brown
The Education Research Alliance for New Orleans is pleased to announce the release of a new study which examines the culture of college support in four New Orleans High Schools.