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Understanding Governance
Summer Series of 2010

As New Orleans nears the end of the timeline outlined in Act 35, increased attention is being given to the best model of local control of public schools. The Understanding Governance Summer Series aimed to increase awareness and offer clarity on the various models local researchers proposed for public school governance. In this five week series we explored the implications of new governance models on helping shape the future of public schools in New Orleans.


Researchers discussed how the models outlined in their reports address: 1) Accountability for improving student achievement, 2) Equity in access, and 3) School funding
Tuesday, July 20, 2010  
BGR and Cowen Institute    6 pm – 8 pm
click here to view report
Location: Urban League of Greater New Orleans
2322 Canal Street
 
Thursday, July 29, 2010 6 pm – 8 pm
Dr. Torin Sanders, former Orleans Parish School Board President
click here to view report

click here to view the presentation
Location: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
938 Lafayette Street
 
Thursday, August 5, 2010 6 pm – 8 pm
Gulf States RAND Policy Institute
click here to view report
Location: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
 
Thursday, August 12, 2010 6 pm – 8 pm
Research on Reforms
click here to view report
Location: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities 
 
Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 6 pm—8 pm
Educate Now
Location: Urban League of Greater New Orleans

Thursday, August 19, 2010 6 pm – 8 pm
Recovery School District
click here to view report
Location: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities 

Thursday, August 26, 2010 6 pm—8 pm
Orleans Parish School Board
Location: Urban League of Greater New Orleans

Co-sponsored by: Bright Moments, Children’s Defense Fund, Committee for a Better New Orleans, Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives, Greater New Orleans Education Foundation, League of Women Voters of New Orleans, Loyola Institute for Quality and Equity in Education Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Louisiana Public Charter Schools Association, The Links Inc. Pontchartrain Chapter, RAND Gulf States, Louisiana Justice Institute, New Orleans Agenda, Save Our Schools NOLA, Neighborhood Partnership Network, Greater New Orleans Chapter of 100 Black Women, Project GRAD, Research on Reforms, Silverback Society, Total Community Action, and the Urban League of Greater New Orleans.

Funders

REILY FOUNDATION
LOUISIANA DISASTER RECOVERY FOUNDATION
GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION
SURDNA FOUNDATION
BOOTH-BRICKER FUND 

 

 

Community Engagement Participatory Research for Quality Schools in New Orleans Executive Summary Report

This report describes the results of an initial pilot of the Community Engagement Participatory Research Study supported through O.P.E.N. The pilot study was conducted from January through July of 2009 and consisted primarily of focus groups with key stakeholder groups. Click here to read or print the Executive Summary of this report.

State Cuts Public Education

Click here to read about the Governor's cuts to preK-12 education funding

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