In this edition of In the News:

• New Orleans is WSJ’s Most Improved City for Business
• Cowen Institute Releases Two Assessments of Progress
• Centralized Enrollment System
• Other Local New Orleans Stories
• Around Louisiana
• National Education News
• New Orleans Think Tank Aims to Reshape Public Education

New Orleans is WSJ’s Most Improved City for Business

WSJ: New Orleans Business – Most Improved in 2011
The Wall Street Journal – December 13, 2011
According to the Wall Street Journal‘s Marketwatch, New Orleans is the most improved metropolitan area for economic competitiveness. The Journal examined 102 metropolitan communities and compared unemployment rates, cost of living and personal income growth. In just two years, New Orleans has moved from dead last to the top third of the class. Continue reading →

In the News: A Clipping Service

In this edition of In the News:

• The Daily Comes to New Orleans
• Louisiana Education Reform: What’s Next?
• Charter School News
• National Education Stories
• Focus on Teach For America

The Daily Comes to New Orleans
The national, online magazine The Daily profiled education reform in New Orleans and how we are working to retain the young talent in the city. This three part series highlights Sci Academy as a new charter start-up (part 1), the teachers who are the cornerstone of the school’s success (part 2), and the influx of new, young people to the city (part 3). Continue reading →