Jun 9, 2022Kresge Foundation awards grant to Cowen Institute to expand college and career counseling collaborativesBy: Matt Roberts mrobert1@tulane.edu During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have been forced to contend with shuttered classrooms, quarantines, and staff shortages resulting in high rates of absenteeism and lost instruction time. A disproportionate amount of these impacts have fallen on historically marginalized and underserved groups. A key to ensuring students…3 min read3 min read
Jan 5, 2021Cowen Institute Poll Featured on WBOKThis morning, the Cowen Institute’s Policy Director, Vincent Rossmeier, joined WBOK’s “The Good Morning Show” with host Oliver Thomas to discuss our annual public education perception poll from 2020. The hour long conversation featured a conversation about the impact COVID has had on the economy and public education in New…1 min read1 min read
Dec 16, 2020Cowen Institute Releases Annual Parent and Guardian Poll Focused on Pandemic ResponseToday, the Cowen Institute released our annual poll on public education in New Orleans. The Cowen Institute has conducted annual polls on perceptions of public education in New Orleans since 2007. These polls have served to provide insight on how parents and the general public feel about the highly decentralized…2 min read2 min read
Oct 26, 2020COVID-19 Resource MapAs part of the Cowen Institute’s ongoing efforts to provide the New Orleans community with information and resources throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, this interactive map shows testing and food resources in Orleans parish. This new map displays both COVID-19 testing and food resources in Orleans Parish. It was compiled by…1 min read1 min read
Oct 14, 2020Orleans Parish School Board 2020 Election MapAhead of the election on November 3, we created an interactive map of all districts and candidates for the Orleans Parish School Board election. Click on your district to see a list of candidates and websites. Click here to start exploring the map!1 min read1 min read
Oct 2, 2020“Life After High School” Report Featured on WBOKThis morning, the Cowen Institute’s Policy Director, Vincent Rossmeier, joined WBOK’s “The Good Morning Show” with host Oliver Thomas to discuss our “Life After High School” report from last year. The hour long conversation featured a conversation about the economic and educational outlook for public high school graduates in New…1 min read1 min read
Sep 16, 2020Review of Student Surveys: College Enrollment and Online LearningFollowing the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, a number of universities, school districts, public bodies, and private organizations began gauging the pandemic’s possible impact on potential and current college students. The Cowen Institute reviewed 45 surveys of college students about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives…Covid-196 min readCovid-196 min read
Aug 17, 2020#14: Responding To A Crisis: What To Expect As Schools Open This Fall — A Q&A With Kate Mehok, Founder & CEO of Crescent City SchoolsThis is the 14th in a series of interviews and Q&As conducted by the Cowen Institute with New Orleans educators to highlight how schools and programs are managing with the current COVID-19 outbreak. In this edited Q&A, we continue our updates on how schools in New Orleans are responding to the COVID crisis. This is an interview with Kate Mehok of the School Leaders Forum and Crescent City Schools, a Charter Management Organization that…6 min read6 min read
Jul 2, 2020State Releases New Guidelines for Schools to Re-open this FallLast week, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) released “Strong Start 2020”, a resource document with guidelines for K-12 public and private schools across the state about how to re-open as safely as possible this fall. The guidelines were created in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health and are…3 min read3 min read
Jun 22, 2020#13: Responding To A Crisis — What Colleges Are Planning for this Fall — A Series Documenting How New Orleans Educators and Schools Are Reacting To COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered almost every facet of American society — including higher education. Most college, university, and community college campuses closed early this spring to try to help limit the spread of the virus and to keep their students, faculty, and staff safe. Many moved courses online…2 min read2 min read
