Progress and Potential in Increased College-Going Rates for New Orleans
Progress: Rise in State Rankings Yesterday, the Louisiana Department of Education published this year’s college-going rates across the state. Congratulations are…
Op-Ed: The problem isn’t OneApp, it’s a need for more good schools
CEO of New Schools for New Orleans, Patrick Dobard, wrote the following op-ed for nola.com | The Times-Picayune, published May…
Reflecting on the 2017 Cohort Graduation Rates
Today, the Orleans Parish School Board and Recovery School District released the 4-year graduation rates for our city. The rate of…
Teaching students to love and understand science
Christy Swauncy is the 7th grade Lead and Science Teacher at KIPP Central City Academy and a winner of the…
An update from Maggie and Michael
Colleagues, Over the last year, we have worked with Patrick, our board, and the full NSNO team to develop a…
Five key takeaways from CREDO’s i3 evaluation
By Patrick Dobard In 2010, NSNO, the RSD, and Tennessee’s Achievement School District were awarded a nearly $30 million federal…
A holistic approach to special education
Nicole Mayeux is the Transition Coordinator at Cohen College Prep and a 2016 New Orleans Excellence in Teaching Award winner. When we…
What do we do now? We focus on solutions.
Out of the 200 largest school districts in the United States, there is no city serving primarily black students that…
Preparing the next generation of civil rights leaders
Cadarris Rucker is a 4th grade teacher at KIPP Believe Primary and 2017 New Orleans Excellence in Teaching Award winner….