The Hidden Connection in City-wide Reform: How Charter Schools Can Bring Equity to Public Education

Many civic leaders believe that the New Orleans reform strategy holds promise for increasing educational outcomes in other cities. This is likely true. But this is also true: New Orleans continues to make an equally meaningful contribution to advancing educational equity while advancing educational outcomes.In order to ensure city or district-wide reform efforts are successful in other cities, advocates and practitioners should take lessons from New Orleans focus on systemic equity to improve academic outcomes.This is the untold story of New Orleans education reform. It is a story of how charter schools can increase equity in our public school systems. And it is a story that holds lessons for cities across the country, particularly those cities seeking recovery district-type reform

New Orleans Youth Master Plan: Community Conversations Report

The New Orleans Youth Master Plan Community Conversations were held July-September 2020 via Zoom. Utilizing a human- centered design approach and an equity lens, a community of New Orleans youth and adults came together in an effort to redefine success and create innovative pathways to get there

New Orleans Youth Master Plan Desired Results Statements.

The Desired Results Statements were informed by lived experiences and youth perspectives; local sector-based expertise; and researched youth development goals and frameworks. The Desired Results Statements will go on to inform the creation of action strategies and steps of the New Orleans Youth Master Plan, and will ensure that our efforts are aligned with our vision

Lamar Life Building, Home Office of Lamar Life Insurance Co., Jackson, Miss.

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Tin Roof Blues

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Action Strategy Worksheets

Informed by prioritization and feedback on solutions by Implementation Tables and the Youth Planning Board, the Youth Master Plan partners (CYPB, NOYA, and the City\u27s Office of Youth & Families) have identified the solutions that will be launched in the first two years of the 10-year Youth Master Plan

Longwood Plantation

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Illinois Memorial, Vicksburg National Military Park

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