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Download full textBuras, Kristen L. – Berkeley Review of Education, 2013
Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, co-chair of the Senate Public Charter School Caucus in Washington, DC, hosted a forum for education policymakers. It centered on "New Orleans-Style Education Reform: A Guide for Cities (Lessons Learned, 2004-2010)," a report published by the charter school incubator New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO).…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Urban Education, Educational Policy, Charter Schools
Wohlstetter, Priscilla; Zeehandelaar, Dara – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2015
This paper examines thirty major American cities to determine how "choice-friendly" they are today. Selected for their size and geographic diversity, the cities reveal both the best and worst conditions for school choice to take root and grow. "School choice" is defined broadly to incorporate a wide range of public and private…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Urban Areas, School Choice, Educational Indicators
Jabbar, Huriya; Li, Dongmei M. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
School choice policies, such as charter schools and vouchers, are in part designed to induce competition between schools. While several studies have examined the impact of private school competition on public schools, few studies have explored school leaders' perceptions of private school competitors. This study examines the extent to which public…
Descriptors: School Choice, Public Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools
Knechtel, Virginia; Anderson, Mary Anne; Burnett, Alyson; Coen, Thomas; Sullivan, Margaret; Tuttle, Christina Clark; Gleason, Philip – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2015
The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools' consistently positive impacts on student achievement (detailed in Volume I of this report) have prompted efforts to scale up the KIPP model to serve more students. According to the KIPP model, highly qualified and autonomous principals, supported by national and regional staff, drive the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Scaling, Leadership, Program Evaluation
Direct linkWhitehurst, Grover J.; Klein, Ellie – Brookings Institution, 2015
The Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings releases an annual Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) that chronicles how school choice is manifested in the nation's 100+ largest school districts. The ECCI scores and ranks districts on the degree to which families within the district's borders have access to: (1) maximum choice; (2) a…
Descriptors: School Choice, Competition, School Districts, Educational Change
Whitehurst, Grover J. – Center on Children and Families at Brookings, 2015
The Brookings Institution releases an annual Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) that chronicles how school choice is manifested in the nation's 100+ largest school districts. The ECCI scores and ranks districts on the degree to which families within the district's borders have access to: (1) maximum choice; (2) a choice process that…
Descriptors: School Choice, Competition, School Districts, Educational Change
Babineau, Kate – Cowen Institute, 2017
Nationally, there are dozens of established indicators of school performance and thousands of possible combinations of those indicators to create an accountability framework. How do policy makers decide which variables are most important? This relates to measurement modeling -- that is, how to incorporate all pieces of the puzzle into a…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Educational Assessment, Accountability, Best Practices
Whitehurst, Grover J. – Brookings Institution, 2014
Exploring the critical role of school choice in the future of education reform, the Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) is an interactive web application that scores large school districts based on thirteen categories of policy and practice relevant to choice. The intent of the ECCI is to: create public awareness of the differences among…
Descriptors: School Choice, Competition, School Districts, Educational Change
Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives, 2013
The 2012-13 school year marks the seventh full school year since the dramatic transformation of the public school system following Hurricane Katrina. While policies and structures continue to evolve, the overarching reform mechanisms of school autonomy, parental choice, and accountability delineate the unique public education model in New Orleans.…
Descriptors: Public Education, Governance, Enrollment, Student Characteristics
Adamson, Frank; Cook-Harvey, Channa; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2015
As charters and other public and private schools of choice have created a new landscape in many urban areas across the country, some districts have adopted the idea of creating "portfolios" of options. Central to the philosophy of a portfolio district is continuous improvement, as lowest-performing schools are transformed or replaced.…
Descriptors: School Choice, Portfolios (Background Materials), School Districts, Charter Schools
Whose Choice? Student Experiences and Outcomes in the New Orleans School Marketplace. Research Brief
Adamson, Frank; Cook-Harvey, Channa; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2015
As charters and other public and private schools of choice have created a new landscape in many urban areas across the country, some districts have adopted the idea of creating "portfolios" of options. Central to the philosophy of a portfolio district is continuous improvement, as lowest-performing schools are transformed or replaced. In…
Descriptors: School Choice, Portfolios (Background Materials), School Districts, Charter Schools
Whitehurst, Grover J. – Brookings Institution, 2012
Exploring the critical role of school choice in the future of education reform, the Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) is an interactive web application that scores large school districts based on thirteen categories of policy and practice relevant to choice. The intent of the ECCI is to: create public awareness of the differences among…
Descriptors: School Choice, Competition, School Districts, Educational Change
Rasheed, Aesha – High School Journal, 2007
Understanding the post-storm landscape of education in New Orleans and the metro area requires a grasp of some of the pre-storm realities of New Orleans public schools. This article will provide a brief overview of three arenas important to understanding the educational landscape of New Orleans--parish governance, desegregation and private…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Public Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Natural Disasters
