What Happens When Families Whose Schools Close Receive EdNavigator Support and OneApp Priority?
This study examines enrollment and achievement outcomes for New Orleans students whose schools closed at the end of the 2017-18 school year. In that year, families from closing schools were offered two types of assistance in the form of priority in the centralized enrollment system and help from the nonprofit EdNavigator in selecting their next placement.
How Does Student Mobility Affect New Orleans Students?
A Research Snapshot by Beth Glenn analyzes student mobility in New Orleans schools.
The Effects of Restorative Approaches to Discipline in New Orleans Schools
This study by Beth Glenn, Nathan Barrett, and Estilla S. Lightfoot finds that non-punitive restorative practices had the greatest impact on previously suspended students.
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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Virtual Town Hall on Access to Arts Education in New Orleans
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Do Students Perceive Their Teachers and Schools More Positively When More of Their Teachers Look Like Them?
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by Alica Gerry, Lindsay Bell Weixler
A Research Snapshot by Alica Gerry and Lindsay Bell Weixler finds that Black students rated their academic engagement higher in schools with a higher percentage of Black teachers.