New Policy Brief Released: "What are the Sources of School Discipline Disparities by Student Race and Family Income?"

New study examines differences in suspension rates and durations by race and family income in the state of Louisiana. Read more…

November 19, 2017

New Report Released: "Did the New Orleans School Reforms Increase Segregation?"

A new study from the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans at Tulane University examines how the post-Katrina school reforms affected segregation in New Orleans publicly funded schools. Read more…

April 4, 2017

New Report Released: "Extreme Measures: When and How School Closures and Charter Takeovers Benefit Students"

As the national debate about how and when to close schools continues to grow, the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans released a new study that analyzes the impact of school closures and charter takeovers on standardized test scores, high school graduation rates, and college entry rates. Read more…

October 17, 2016

What Effect Did the Post-Katrina School Reforms Have on Student Outcomes?

ERA-New Orleans Director Doug Harris analyzes early evidence that shows post-Katrina school reforms are lifting student achievement. Read more…

July 28, 2016

What Effect Did the Post-Katrina School Reforms Have on Student Outcomes?

Early evidence shows reforms lifting student achievement Read more…

October 26, 2015

The Effects of the Louisiana Scholarship Program on Student Achievement after Two Years

This paper examines the experimental effects of using an LSP scholarship to enroll in a private school on student achievement in the first two years following the program’s expansion. Read more…

February 22, 2016

Measures of Student Non-Cognitive Skills and Political Tolerance after Two Years of the Louisiana Scholarship Program

This report examines the short-term effects of the Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP) on students’ non-cognitive skills and civic values. Read more…

February 22, 2016

The Impact of the Louisiana Scholarship Program on Racial Segregation in Louisiana Schools

The question of how school choice programs affect the racial stratification of schools is highly salient in the field of education policy. Read more…

February 22, 2016

What Happened To Student Mobility After The New Orleans’ Market-Based School Reforms?

A policy brief and technical report by Spiro Maroulis, Robert Santillano, Douglas N. Harris and Huriya Jabbar on the effects of post-Katrina school reforms on student mobility in New Orleans. Read more…

May 17, 2016

Extreme Measures: When and How School Closures and Charter Takeovers Benefit Students

A policy brief and technical report by Whitney Bross, Douglas N. Harris, and Lihan Liu on School Closures and Charter Takeovers Read more…

October 17, 2016