Student performance showed robust improvement for the 6th consecutive year. New Orleans (OPSB & RSD) is #1 in growth, gaining 5 points in the percentage of students meeting the state proficiency goal of Basic or above. This growth was fueled by RSD-New Orleans, with its 6 point gain. OPSB grew 1 point, equal to the [...]
Schools under the OPSB serve a disproportionately low number of students with disabilities. The city average is 9.9% special education students, but OPSB schools (charter and traditional combined) serve 6.6%. OPSB charters serve only 5.49% while RSD charters serve 11.1%. Even OPSB’s open-admission charter schools are significantly under-serving special education students. OPSB receives a lump [...]
In this Edition of In the News: Choice Updates Session Status National Headlines Local News Choice Updates Shakeout from school voucher ruling by Louisiana Supreme Court begins Times-Picayune - May 15, 2013 The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that using the MFP to fund vouchers and Course Choice is unconstitutional, which means the state has to find [...]
In this edition of In the News: Boomtown New Orleans BGR Releases Report on OPSB Finances Rethinking the High School to College Transition Common Core Updates National Education Stories Louisiana Headlines Local News Boomtown New Orleans The Top 12 American Boomtowns Bloomberg - April 24, 2013 According to Bloomberg Rankings, New Orleans is one of America’s [...]
April 29, 2013 – 11:10 pm
There has been much discussion about how folks really view education reforms in New Orleans. Last week, Tulane’s Cowen Institute released a 2013 public opinion poll providing data that replaces pure speculation with poll results on how voters feel about key issues. Key Findings Voters agreed more than they disagreed, reflecting consensus on some key points: Support [...]
April 22, 2013 – 11:52 am
In this edition of In the News: New Orleans and Innovation Education Nation Comes to New Orleans Louisiana Headlines National Education Stories Local News New Orleans and Innovation The Big Comeback: Is New Orleans America’s Next Great Innovation Hub? Atlantic Monthly - April 8, 2013 New Orleans had a choice after Katrina – curl into a wet [...]
The state has released the four-year cohort graduation rates for 2012, and the news is good for New Orleans. The combined graduation rate for all New Orleans public schools rose to 77.8%. Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate by District New Orleans = OPSB, RSD, charter and traditional schools The New Orleans graduation rate of 77.8% compares well to the [...]
In this edition of In the News: Common Core is Coming Can We Teach Innovation? Proposed Changes in Louisiana National Education Stories Local News Common Core is Coming Louisiana overhauling teaching goals, standardized tests in effort to raise the bar for students Times-Picayune - March 22, 2013 This article gives a good overview of the major [...]
In this Edition of In the News: Resurgent New Orleans News from the OPSB Latest on LA Education Reforms BESE Approves MFP for 2013-14 National Education Stories Local News Announcement: Grant Funds Available Resurgent New Orleans New Orleans reached 81 percent of pre-Katrina population in 2012, Census figures show Times-Picayune - March 14, 2013 New Orleans [...]
OPSB President Ira Thomas could be violating state law by holding a seat on the Orleans Parish School Board while also working for the state. Thomas has served on the Orleans Parish School Board for the past four years. He has been Police Chief for Southern University at New Orleans for three and a half [...]
