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Welcome to "A Quality Education Blog", the blog of the Loyola Institute for Quality and Equity in Education. The Loyola Institute is a community-based research institute committed to pursuing the data necessary to ensure that all of New Orleans' children have access to a high quality public education. Think of this as an open forum in which anyone can communicate his or her ideas about the roles and importance of quality and equity in education. More about us »
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I couldn’t do it. I just couldn’t do it. As soon as I read the word “turnaround” written more than three times on a page, “Total Eclipse of the Heart” starts racing through my head. I simply couldn’t work on … Continue reading
Let me start off by saying this: I’m not upset that we didn’t win Phase I of the Race to the Top (RTT) federal grant program. That isn’t to say that I didn’t want us to win — I think … Continue reading
“And I’d like to see that lazy Mississippi a-hurrying into Spring.” Good morning, edu-readers. I’ve been a little out of the game for the last few days, as I had to fly to Baltimore for personal reasons. But now that … Continue reading
It’s always dangerous to make any kind of generalized assumption, but I will confess to assuming that most of those reading this blog have heard the news that Louisiana is one of 16 finalists for the $4 billion funding pie … Continue reading
Let’s start out with the local front: The prosecutors in the case of former Orleans Parish School Board member Ellenese Brooks-Sims suggested that Brooks-Sims should receive a shorter sentence because she cooperated in the case against Mose Jefferson. Jefferson was … Continue reading
This will be a semi-regular review of news, blogs, etc., that we found interesting and that maybe you will, too. So in our inaugural installment, here’s what we’re reading: Yesterday, Bob Herbert of the NY Times had an op-ed describing … Continue reading
