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When Tenure Ends: Teacher Turnover in Response to Policy Changes in Louisiana
A policy brief and technical report by Katharine O. Strunk, Nathan Barrett, and Jane Arnold Lincove on the effects of tenure reform on teacher turnover in Louisiana's traditional public schools.
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What Have We Learned? Making Connections Across Four Years of Research on the New Orleans School Reforms
The Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA-New Orleans) has released findings from 17 studies since its inception in 2013. Through these studies and dozens more nearing completion, we have established several key insig…
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New Report Released: "Does School Reform = Spending Reform?"
A new study from the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans at Tulane University examines how New Orleans schools’ spending patterns changed after the city shifted to a charter-driven system.
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Does School Reform = Spending Reform? The Effect of the New Orleans School Reforms on the Use and Level of School Expenditures
A policy brief and technical report by Christian Buerger and Douglas N. Harris on the effects of the post-Katrina school reforms on the operating expenditures of New Orleans' publicly funded schools.
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Understanding Differences in School Leader Compensation
Authors: Jane Arnold Lincove, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Nathan Barrett, Education Research Alliance for New Orleans; Katharine O. Strunk, University of Southern CaliforniaUnlike traditional public schools, ch…
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How Well Are We Measuring Graduation Rates?
Authors: Nathan Barrett, Douglas N. Harris, and Lihan Liu, Education Research Alliance for New OrleansResearch shows that measures of educational attainment such as graduation and college entrance rates are strong predictors…
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Extreme Measures: When and How School Closures and Charter Takeovers Benefit Students
We are pleased to announce that our next report, Extreme Measures: When and How School Closure and Charter Takeovers Benefit Students, will be released at an event on Monday, October 17, 2016, from 5:30 — 7:30 p.m. at the Tulane Ci…
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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
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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.
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Release Event Announced for New Study on School Closures and Charter Takeovers
ERA-New Orleans will host a release event at the Tulane City Center (1725 Baronne St.) on Monday, October 17, to present our latest study, Extreme Measures: When and How School Closure and Charter Takeovers Benefit Students.