The Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives

The Cowen Institute is an action-oriented think-tank that actively addresses the issues impeding student achievement by designing and advancing innovative, high-impact policies and programs. We also serve as a clearinghouse for public schools in New Orleans to directly access the myriad of experts and resources available at Tulane. Using a multidisciplinary approach, we are pioneering a new model for the role of universities in the transformation of public education. [read more]

	Applied Research » understanding how systems of public schools can be successful and learning how to measure their performance [read more]
	Public Policy » identifying, evaluating, and advancing educational policy that is informed by research-based best practices and grassroots advocacy [read more]
	Programming » developing, launching, and supporting programs that have proven to increase student achievement [read more]
	Clearinghouse » facilitating the sharing of knowledge and resources between public schools and educational nonprofit organizations [read more]

The second annual State of Public Education in New Orleans report was released in April 2008. [Read more…]

We're keeping you informed with weekly updates on key K-12 education issues during the 2008 Regular Legislative Session [Read more…]

Tulane University students are invited to apply to be a Jones Scholar intern for the Fall 2008 semester. [Read more…]

Learn about the "Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence" bill

Click here for a one pager on school voucher bills, SB 795 and HB 1347, titled Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence. These bills passed out of the Senate and House Education Committees last week. They could potentially be up for full passage this week. Please become informed on this legislation and contact your legislator to weigh in on how you would like them to vote on this very important issue that would affect 35% of students in grades K-3 in New Orleans.