We publish data-driven studies to advance public education and youth success in New Orleans and beyond.
REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS
Jan 16, 2024
Annual Poll 2023
May 10, 2023
Life After High School 2023
Jan 18, 2024
New Orleans Public School Archive
Welcome to the New Orleans Public School Archive
Jan 27, 2023
SPENO 2023
Nov 14, 2022
Annual Poll 2022
Apr 29, 2019
FAFSA in New Orleans
2023-2024
May 16, 2022
Life After High School 2022
Dec 3, 2021
Annual Poll 2021
Jun 7, 2021
Life After High School 2021
Dec 16, 2020
Responding To A Pandemic
2020 Poll of Parents and Guardians on Public Education in New Orleans
May 1, 2020
Life After High School 2020
Mar 5, 2020
SPENO: 2019-2020
Oct 11, 2019
Poll of Public School Parents 2019
Sep 9, 2019
N.O. School Calendars: 2019-20
All of the City's Public School Calendars in One Place
Mar 1, 2019
Life After High School 2019
Employment and Education Opportunities for New Orleans Youth
ABOUT US
The Cowen Institute was originally formed in 2007 to monitor, chronicle, and analyze the dramatic changes occurring in New Orleans’ public education system after Hurricane Katrina. The Institute is named after Scott Cowen, President Emeritus of Tulane University, who served as a leader in New Orleans’ recovery and in transforming its failing education system. Over the past decade, the scope of our work has expanded beyond research and policy to include direct programming and convening towards our mission to advance youth success in New Orleans and beyond. Visit our main website to learn more about our mission and story.
We do this with a holistic approach: We report on research in a way that’s accessible and actionable, not only for stakeholders and teachers but also for the public at large, and we apply these findings with strategic initiatives and innovative programs. These programs directly serve K-12 students and young adults who are disconnected from work and school by improving education, increasing post-secondary opportunities, and tracking their success to ensure that they thrive and persist. To learn more about our process, please visit our Methodology page. Additionally, we promote partnerships among other organizations, advocate for public policy, and offer a community for educators and practitioners to learn and share best practices.
New Orleans will be the first American city in which every family has the opportunity to send their children to an excellent public school. Thanks to the hard work of our teachers, school leaders, families and community partners, our schools have made considerable progress over the decade.
Dr. Henderson Lewis, Jr., Ph.D
Superintendent, Orleans Parish School Board 4