Policy & Governance
Current Governance Structure
- 2016-17 School Governance Structure and List of Schools by Authorizer (Cowen Institute)
- School Governance Structure 2004-05 vs. 2014-15 (Cowen Institute)
- Charter Schools: Frequently Asked Questions
Educate Now! Analysis of School and School Governance Issues
2016
- Return of Schools – Reimagining a Traditional School District
- The Differentiated Funding Formula – Where are we?
- Facts about new funding formula
- Reflecting on 2015
2015
- Kudos to OPSB – September 2015
- By the Numbers: Who is Leading Our Schools? – August 2015
- N.O. Expulsion Rate Below the State Average – July 2015
- Changes for New Orleans Charters – June 2015
- Common Core Compromise Reached – May 2015
- By the Numbers: Teacher Diversity – May 2015
- Personalized Learning Gaining Traction in New Orleans – April 2015
2014
- Diversity in School Choice – October 2014
- Common Core: What Happened Last Week? – June 2014
- Can the Governor Derail Common Core? – June 2014
- Court Rules Schools Don’t Have to Return – April 2014
- Court Rules in Favor of Teachers Fired After Katrina – January 2014
2013
- Centralized Expulsion Process – Year 1: N.O. Expulsion Rate Below State Average – August 2013
- K-12 Gets Increase in Funding – June 2013
2011 and Earlier
- The Money Myth: How much money does each type of school (charter and direct-run) really receive? – May 2011
- After the Deluge, A New Educational System – August 2010
- Bold Gamble is Transforming Schools – August 9, 2010
- Returning Schools to the Orleans Parish School Board – It’s BESE’s Decision – July 2010
- Evaluating New Orleans Charter Schools – July 2010
- Governance Part 1: 2010 Public Opinion and School Performance – March 2010
- Governance Part 2: What’s Needed for Long Term Governance – March 2010
Process for Transferring Schools from the RSD
Public Opinion
- Cowen Institute’s 2015 Poll: K-12 Public Education through the Public’s Eye (pdf)
- Cowen’s 2014 Poll: What Do Voters Think
- What Does New Orleans Think About Education Reforms – April 2013
- Cowen Institute Survey of the New Orleans Community, November 2010
- Cowen Institute’s Survey of Voters and Parents, December 2009
- Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL) Poll of Voters, August 2009
A New Model for School Governance
In 2010, Educate Now! convened a Task Force to consider long-term governance alternatives for New Orleans public schools. The Task Force determined that New Orleans requires a unique governance structure to manage the new “system of schools” that has evolved since Katrina. The structure that the Task Force recommended is called the Return Model.
- Learn more about the Return Model: A New Approach to Governance for School in Orleans Parish
- Interviews: Leslie Jacobs explains the Return Model