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  • ​Katharine Strunk

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    Katharine O. Strunk is a pro­fes­sor of edu­ca­tion pol­i­cy and, by cour­tesy, Eco­nom­ics, and the Clif­ford E. Erick­son Dis­tin­guished Chair in Edu­ca­tion. She is also co-direc­tor of the Michi­gan State Uni­ver­si­ty Edu­ca­tion…

  • Education Week Discusses the Launch of the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans

    News | March 27, 2014

    With the launch of the Education Research Alliance, New Orleans joins a growing list of cities with consortia for school research.

  • Whitney Ruble Wins Thomas B. Fordham Institute Prize

    News | March 27, 2014

    Whitney Ruble recognized for best conference paper submission at the 3rd Annual International School Choice & Reform Academic Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

  • TFA Alumni Aid New Teachers in New Orleans

    News | March 26, 2014

    As TFA and other alternative teaching certification programs recruit new, young talent to the city of New Orleans, two TFA alums have started a group to support these teachers and foster discussion about their experiences in the New Orleans education system.

  • What Factors Are Involved in Decisions About Opening and Closing Schools? A Quantitative Analysis

    Events | March 12, 2014

    The autho­ri­zors of char­ter schools are an under-stud­ied piece of the char­ter reform process. This study focus­es on what are arguably the most impor­tant deci­sions autho­ri­zors make: Which schools should be opened and which should be…

  • What Should We Ask New Orleans Educators? Part II

    Events | February 12, 2014

    In the Jan­u­ary brown bag, Doug Harris, direc­tor of Edu­ca­tion Research Alliance (ERA) for New Orleans, dis­cussed a gen­er­al strat­e­gy for sur­vey­ing all pub­lic school teach­ers and admin­is­tra­tors in New Orleans, includ­ing …

  • Traveling Farther To School, But Choice Was In New Orleans Before

    News | January 20, 2014

    Attendance zones were abolished after Hurricane Katrina, creating a wide open door to parental school choice. This article examines the effect of choice on how far students are traveling to school and some of the reasons why parents "go the distance."

  • Matt Larsen

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    Matt Larsen is a Non-Res­i­dent Research Fel­low at ERA-New Orleans. Larsen received his Ph.D. from the Eco­nom­ics Depart­ment at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Cal­i­for­nia, Davis in 2012. …

  • Whitney Bross

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    Whit­ney Bross is a Non-Res­i­dent Research Fel­low at the ERA-New Orleans. She grad­u­at­ed from Ball State Uni­ver­si­ty in 2011 with a B.A. in Inter­na­tion­al Busi­ness with a focus in Eco­nom­ics and received her Ph.D. i…