Accountability
Perhaps the most distinctive feature of the New Orleans school system is that low-performing schools have been regularly closed or taken over by the state Recovery School District (RSD). We study how these decisions are made and the influence of those decisions on students.
Measuring (and Mis-Measuring) School Performance
Friday, June 19, 2015
2:00–3:45 pm
Sheraton Hotel
Event
Holding the education accountability system accountable: An evaluation of Louisiana's K-12 test-based accountability system (Part I)
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
12:00–1:00 pm
Tulane Medical School Building
Brown Bag Series
Can Value-Added Measures Improve the Assessment of School Quality?
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
12:00–1:00 pm
Tulane Medical School Building
Brown Bag Series
Publications
New Policy Brief Released: "What Gets Measured Gets Done: Improving Performance Measures in the Next Generation of Accountability under ESSA"
Back to the Future? From State Takeover to the Nation’s First All-Charter, District-Governed School System in New Orleans
Jul 26, 2023 | by Joshua Childs, Jamie M. Carroll, Douglas Harris, Hanora Tracy, Molly Shields, Huriya Jabbar, Julie Marsh, Kait Ogden
The Post-Katrina New Orleans School Reforms: Implications for National School Reform and the Role of Government
Dec 13, 2013 | by Douglas N. Harris
Upcoming Events
New Policy Brief Released: "What Gets Measured Gets Done: Improving Performance Measures in the Next Generation of Accountability under ESSA"
May 14, 2018–September 29, 2023
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Back to the Future? From State Takeover to the Nation’s First All-Charter, District-Governed School System in New Orleans
July 26–September 29, 2023
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The Post-Katrina New Orleans School Reforms: Implications for National School Reform and the Role of Government
December 13, 2013–September 29, 2023
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Past Events
How Much Does the Absence of Student Growth Measures Distort School Performance Scores and Affect Accountability?
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
12:00–1:00 pm
1555 Poydras Street, Suite 700
Brown Bag Series
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What Does All This Mean for Urban School Reform and Public Policy?
Saturday, June 20, 2015
11:30am–1:00 pm
Sheraton Hotel
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Instructional Practices and the Effects of Test-Based Accountability
Friday, June 19, 2015
2:00–3:45 pm
Sheraton Hotel
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News
New Policy Brief Released: "What Gets Measured Gets Done: Improving Performance Measures in the Next Generation of Accountability under ESSA"
A new study from the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans at Tulane University examines how school ratings would change if states evaluated school performance differently. Read more…
May 14, 2018
Back to the Future? From State Takeover to the Nation’s First All-Charter, District-Governed School System in New Orleans
This report studies the return of local control in New Orleans after a state takeover that turned all of the schools into charter schools Read more…
July 26, 2023
The Post-Katrina New Orleans School Reforms: Implications for National School Reform and the Role of Government
A commentary from Doug Harris on the New Orleans school reforms, why they are so revolutionary, and the implications of these reforms on a national scale. Read more…
December 13, 2013