With the RSD becoming the first all charter district, there have been lots of assertions in the media about how New Orleanians view public education reforms. Tulane’s Cowen Institute recently released its 2014 opinion poll, and comparing these results with prior polls provides some insight based on survey results versus speculation.

School Choice

Voters generally think choice has had a positive impact on schools.

In 2014, Cowen asked if “choice has had a positive, negative or no impact on the quality of education in New Orleans.”

• 53% said positive
• 20% said negative
• 27% said no opinion, no impact or some positive and some negative

Voters support OneApp.

When asked if all public schools in New Orleans should use a common application process,

• 79% of voters agreed
• 12% disagreed
• 9% were uncertain or refused to answer

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Educate Now! is giving students in one New Orleans
public school classroom a shopping spree at the Maple Street Book Shop!

Educate Now! is sending one lucky New Orleans public school classroom (transportation included) to the Maple Street Book Shop where each child will pick out a book of their very own to take home!

Do you want to choose the winning classroom?

Enter Educate Now!’s Share to Win competition, and if you win, you pick the lucky classroom.

To enter, go to www.sharetowinnola.com and register. Then use the website to share the contest information by email, Facebook or Twitter. The website will generate your own, unique Share to Win link to send to your friends. If you get the most number of people to sign up, you win.  So, share your link and urge your friends and colleagues to register. Be the one to pick the lucky classroom.

For complete contest terms and conditions, click here.

Educate Now! wants you to Share to Win for New Orleans public schools!

In this edition of In the News:

• The Miracle of New Orleans
• New Orleans Charter School Performance
• LA Board of Regents’ Report UNO, SUNO and Delgado
• U.S. Outnumbers Rest of World in High (and Low) Achievers
• The Focus is on Teachers
• Detroit: 41 Charters in Six Months?
• It’s That Time Again

The Miracle of New Orleans

Educate Now! wants to share some good news about New Orleans and its recovery.

The New Orleans Miracle
Site Selection – March 10, 2011
This positive article on New Orleans, published by an international magazine for expansion planning decision-makers (CEOs, facility planners, corporate real estate executives), talks about the region’s recovery, growth, and tremendous economic potential. Continue reading →

Educate Now! is pleased to announce the three schools chosen by the winners of our Share to Win competition:

• Edward Hynes Charter School
• Langston Hughes Academy
• Lusher Charter Elementary

Each school will receive a $1,000 donation from Educate Now! Continue reading →

You could win $1,000 for your favorite New Orleans public school.

Educate Now! is giving three New Orleans public schools $1,000 each through its Share to Win competition. To win $1,000 for your favorite public school, simply go to www.sharetowinnola.com and register. Then use the website to share the contest information with your friends. The three people who generate the most entries will win.

Start sharing today and win big for New Orleans public schools!