Tulane President Scott Cowen was named one of two New Orleanians of the Year by Gambit Weekly of New Orleans. The locally owned newspaper has been publishing for thirty years. Gambit Weekly is one of the most successful weeklies in the country, and the recipient of numerous annual awards for editorial and design achievement.
Tulane University President Scott Cowen has announced a partnership with the KIPP Foundation and Teach For America - a huge investment in New Orlean's future.
The New Orleans school system was a disaster way before Katrina. As in much of New Orleans, recovery is a work in progress. The series I wrote about the KIPP McDonogh 15 School for the Creative Arts gave me a window into the charter school movement and a sense that these schools have a chance to restore faith in public education. One school is certainly a small sample but it was a hopeful one.
According to The Gambit news story,
"In 2011, Cowen signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) New Orleans charter schools and the KIPP Foundation to enroll more KIPP graduates in Tulane — and to place more Tulane teacher certification program students in KIPP schools. He also cemented a partnership between the Cowen Institute and Teach for America to increase the number of Tulane graduates who will teach in New Orleans public schools."
I will revisit the KIPP McDonogh 15 School for the Creative Arts on my next trip to New Orleans.
http://ptatlarge.typepad.com/ptatlarge/2010/09/new-oleans-charter-schools-and-recovery-part-1.html
http://ptatlarge.typepad.com/ptatlarge/2010/09/new-orleans-charter-schools-and-recovery-part-3.html
http://ptatlarge.typepad.com/ptatlarge/2010/09/new-orleans-charter-schools-and-recovery-part-4.html
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