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We invite applications for Orleans Parish public school parents, students, and teachers to join our Advisory Board and help shape the future of public education in New Orleans by providing fact-based perspectives and input supported by actual experiences as a stakeholder in our public school system.
New Policy Brief: "What Effect Did the New Orleans School Reforms Have on Student Achievement, High School Graduation, and College Outcomes?"
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.
What Gets Measured Gets Done: Improving Performance Measures in the Next Generation of Accountability under ESSA
A policy brief by Douglas N. Harris and Lihan Liu examines how school ratings would change if states evaluated school performance differently.
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) 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.
Featured Video
The Teaching Profession in the Era of School Reform
Featured Publication
How Have New Orleans' Charter-Based School Reforms Affected Pre-Kindergarten?
Published
A policy brief by Lindsay Bell Weixler, Jane Arnold Lincove, and Alica Gerry on how the growth of charter schools in New Orleans affected pre-kindergarten (pre-K) program offerings.