New research partnership to focus on New Orleans schools

Add New Orleans to the list of major American cities with consortia for school research. The Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, which officially launched this week,  is a Tulane University-based partnership between researchers and local K-12 educators. 

Tulane and the Murphy Institute at Tulane have kicked in ongoing funding of $120,000 per year, plus in-kind support. An anonymous foundation has provided a one-year grant of $150,000. Alliance partners include the Louisiana Association of Educators, the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, the Louisiana Recovery School District, New Schools for New Orleans, Orleans Parish School Board, and the Orleans Public Education Network...