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2024-25 Citywide Survey Checks In on New Orleans Students
The Education Research Alliance (ERA) at Tulane University is launching the third Citywide Youth Survey to better understand New Orleans students' experiences, including their views on teachers, neighborhood support, and career aspirations. This year's survey, running from March to April 2025, will include private school students for the first time, providing a more comprehensive look at the city's diverse education landscape and informing policies that support youth success.
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College for All or College for Some: Charter High Schools and Students’ Futures in New Orleans
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.
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Sofia Gomez
Sofia Gomez is a Communications Manager at ERA-New Orleans. …
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Demystifying the New Orleans School Admission Process: What We've Learned About the NCAP School Lottery and Student Priority Categories
How does the New Orleans school placement algorithm work, and what is the best strategy for getting a preferred placement? Check out this informative panel discussion on centralized enrollment in New Orleans. Panel…
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How Has Centralized Enrollment Affected New Orleans Schools?
This report examines what happened when schools that had enrolled a highly disproportionate share of the system's white students entered the city's centralized enrollment system. It finds that the schools entering that system (OneApp/NCAP) led to increased access to those schools for Black and other nonwhite families.
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Setting Priorities in School Choice Enrollment Systems: Who Benefits from Placement Algorithm Preferences?
The Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA-New Orleans) and the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH), two leading organizations dedicated to advancing objective and rigorous education research, are pleased to announce the release of this new report that is part of a series about how students are assigned to schools.
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Denise Woltering Vargas
Denise Woltering Vargas is an Associate Director for Operations, Finance and Communications. …
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A New First: 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
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How Does the New Orleans School Placement Algorithm Work, and What Is the Best Strategy for Getting a Preferred Placement?
In New Orleans, students are not assigned to a school-based only on where they live. Instead, families submit a ranked list of school requests through the NOLA-PS Common Application Process (NCAP), and then an algorithm assigns students to schools. Although aspects of the NCAP’s placement algorithm are complex—which can produce confusion and distrust—the basic idea is quite simple. Visit the [New Orleans Collaborative for Early Childhood Research](https://agendaforchildren.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-10-CECR-Brief-Series-6.pdf) for a related brief on the early childhood application process.
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How Do Families' Transportation Options Shape School Choice in New Orleans?
This study looks at the transportation options available to families in New Orleans and how these family resources shape the school choices families make. The study also examines whether families in neighborhoods with greater access to vehicles are more likely to request and enroll in schools farther from home.
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