NOLA 180

To demonstrate basic skills in reading writing and mathematics.

Other | United States of America | Access to Education |

http://www.nola180.org/

Overview

Prior to Hurricane Katrina the New Orleans public school system was considered by many experts to be the worst in the country. The high school drop out rate hovered at seventy percent and over seventy percent of eighth graders failed to demonstrate basic skills in reading writing and mathematics. As New Orleans moves to become the first all charter school system of public education in the nation there is mounting pressure to identify solutions to counter the city s pattern of educational failure. NOLA 180 aims to restructure failed public schools into high functioning charter schools that prepare all students for college. By focusing on improving existing schools instead of opening new ones the district can be reformed at scale. NOLA 180 s goal is to send over eighty percent of enrolled students to college.