Category Archives: New Orleans Charter Schools

Are New Orleans’ Veteran Teachers Unappreciated?

Posted on May 10, 2017 by aagabor

Veteran New Orleans teachers say there is much that has improved in the city’s schools since Hurricane Katrina, including academics and strong school cultures. One thing that has decidedly not improved is job satisfaction among the city’s most experienced … Continue reading →

Posted in Charter Schools, CREDO, Education, New Orleans Charter Schools | Tagged Andre Perry, charter schools, CREDO, data, Doug Harris, Educational Research Alliance, New Orleans, novice teacher, school culture, teacher appreciation, teacher morale, TFA, turnover, veteran teacher | 3 Comments

Why The New York Times Is Wrong, and the NAACP Right, in the Question of A Moratorium on Charters

Posted on October 15, 2016 by aagabor

This weekend, the NAACP is expected to vote on a resolution calling for a moratorium on charter schools at a meeting in Cincinnati. This week, too, The New York Times, in an editorial, called on the board of the NAACP … Continue reading →

Posted in Charter Schools, CREDO, Education, New Orleans Charter Schools | Tagged Andrew Maul, black students, charter schools, CREDO, Detroit, NAACP, school suspensions, students with disabilities, Success Academy, suspensions, UCLA | Leave a comment

Will Massachusetts Learn from Michigan’s Charter Calamity?

Posted on July 25, 2016 by aagabor

Jennifer Berkshire, aka Edushyster, is one of the best bloggers on education. She is no ideologue and increasingly has come to the give voice to rarely listened-to local folks, especially in poor minority communities—including kids—who are most impacted by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charter Schools, Education, Massachusetts Education Reform, New Orleans Charter Schools | Tagged Abigail Johnson, charter schools, charters, David Arsen, Detroit charters, Detroit schools, Dimitri Mehlhorn, Dukakis, English language learners, Gov. Ed Baker, Gov. Eddie Baker, Gov. John Engler, Gov. William Weld, Harlem, John Kerry, John Kraft, Massachusetts Education Reform Act 1993, NAACP, New Orleans, Peyser, Pioneer Institute, Rise Act, Save Our Public Schools, Swift Boat Veterans, tipping point | 10 Comments

Why Jon Alter Needs To Do More Homework on Charters

Posted on September 9, 2015 by aagabor

First, let’s savor the irony: Two former (private) school chums duke it out over charter schools. Last Monday, Jonathan Alter published an article in the Daily Beast that was at least partly a response to my New York Times OpEd, … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, New Orleans Charter Schools | Tagged A Smarter Charter, Albert Shanker, Andre Perry, Anthony Recasner, anti-union, Atlanta, charter schools, cheating, cheating scandals, continuous improvement, Democrats for Education Reform, Diane Ravitch, Doug Lemov, Education reform, Francis W. Parker, Halley Potter, Howard Fuller, Hurricane Katrina, Jonathan Alter, Labor Day, middle-class, New Orleans, New Orleans Charter Middle School, no-excuses charters, Obama, One Right Way, Paul Vallas, pay checks, Phillips Academy, Richard Kahlenberg, Teach for America, teachers, TFA, unions, wages, Waiting for Superman | 1 Comment

More on New Orleans Charter Schools: The Graduation and College-for-All Myths

Posted on August 29, 2015 by aagabor

Since publishing my OpEd in the New York Times last Sunday, several other articles and research projects have shed much-needed light, during this week marking the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, on the kids who are falling between the cracks … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, New Orleans Charter Schools | Tagged ACT, ACT scores, charter schools, college-for-all, Drop Outs, Dropouts, exit codes, Grinnell, Hurricane Katrina, LDOE, Louisiana Department of Education, Middlebury, New Orleans, OPSB, Orleans Parish, Research on Reforms, RSD, Sci Academy | Leave a comment

Category Archives: New Orleans Charter Schools

Are New Orleans’ Veteran Teachers Unappreciated?

Why The New York Times Is Wrong, and the NAACP Right, in the Question of A Moratorium on Charters

Will Massachusetts Learn from Michigan’s Charter Calamity?

Why Jon Alter Needs To Do More Homework on Charters

More on New Orleans Charter Schools: The Graduation and College-for-All Myths

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