Social Justice and Academic Excellence

“I’ve been asked repeatedly, “do we really need to include those other issues if our goal is to improve education?”…

Elevating the Teaching Profession in New Orleans

Excellent schools do not exist without excellent teachers. But bringing high-quality teachers into New Orleans public schools remains a persistent…

New Orleans Senior Shout Out 2016

Students, educators, elected leaders, and families all gathered today at the third annual New Orleans Senior Shout Out. Started just…

Announcing the Winners of the 2016 New Orleans Excellence in Teaching Award

Across the country, great educators have been celebrated and honored this week as part of National Teacher Appreciation Week. We…

New Orleans Excellence in Teaching Awards

Last year, NSNO launched the New Orleans Excellence in Teaching Awards.  We created these awards to honor the incredible educators…

NSNO’s Tenth Birthday

Today, New Schools for New Orleans (NSNO) turns ten years old. First conceived in a second floor classroom in still-flooded…

More Collaboration than Competition

You’ll often read that charter schools are all about competition. And yet in New Orleans, where nearly 95% of public…

Ten Years in New Orleans: Reflections on Funders

In August of this year, NSNO released our report Ten Years in New Orleans: Public School Resurgence and the Path…

Ten Years in New Orleans: Reflections on Community

In August of this year, NSNO released our report Ten Years in New Orleans: Public School Resurgence and the Path…

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