Louisiana Information Sources: A Guide

NOLA Public Schools is the governing entity for New Orleans Public Schools. Their website includes a schools directory; the OneApp application portal, a centralized, lottery-based application for all New Orleans public-charter schools; information on the Orleans Parish School Board; community resources; and more.

The state's standards and benchmarks, data and reports, LEAP test results, instructional resources, curriculum guidelines, professional development guidance, and more. The governance of New Orleans Public Schools is largely controlled and influenced at the state level.

The Institute seeks to further Tulane’s impact on public education reform, serving as a sustained advocate of urban education system success.

The Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA-New Orleans) is a research center that collaborates with local education stakeholders to produce objective, rigorous, and useful research to inform the community’s understanding of how to improve students’ experiences in schools and beyond. ERA-New Orleans is housed in the School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University and supported by funding from Tulane's Murphy Institute.

Our Voice/Nuestra Voz (OVNV) is a Spanish-speaking parent advocacy start-up based in New Orleans that seeks to build the capacity of Latino parents as advocates to ensure that children have access to great schools.

Step Up Louisiana, along with their sister organization Step Up for Action, is a community based organization committed to building power to win education and economic justice for all. They work with multiracial and intergenerational Louisianans to “Step Up” by campaigning, organizing from a racial justice perspective, and holding public officials accountable. They organize with parents, workers, students, and community members to disrupt systemic oppression in Louisiana's schools and workplaces through voter education, advocacy, and action.