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…
Launching the New Orleans Instructional Quality Initiative
By Patrick Dobard Academic performance in New Orleans’ improved consistently for over a decade, but over the last few years,…
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….
Meet the 2017-2018 Personalized Learning Fellows
We’re excited to announce the second cohort of Breakthrough Schools: New Orleans personalized learning fellows. Even as New Orleans handed…