New Orleans Public Schools

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New Orleans Public Schools is the public school district serving the city of New Orleans, historically known for its central role in the desegregation battles of the civil rights era and its later transformation into a largely charter-based system.

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instanceOf public school district
alsoKnownAs NOLA Public Schools NERFINISHED
Orleans Parish School Board school district NERFINISHED
associatedWith civil rights movement in the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educationLevel primary education
secondary education
focusesOn K–12 education
fundingSource federal education funds
local taxes
state education funds
governingBody Orleans Parish School Board NERFINISHED
hasCentralOffice New Orleans NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic high proportion of charter schools compared to traditional district-run schools
operates within a unified enrollment system for many schools
hasLegalStatus public body corporate
hasSchoolType charter school
magnet school
open-enrollment public school
hasStudentPopulation K–12 students in New Orleans public schools
hasTheme charter school governance
educational equity
school desegregation
historicalEvent New Orleans school desegregation crisis NERFINISHED
historicalRole central role in school desegregation in the American civil rights era
jurisdiction Orleans Parish NERFINISHED
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Louisiana
New Orleans NERFINISHED
Orleans Parish NERFINISHED
notableFor transition to a majority charter school system
partOf public education system of Louisiana
policyArea public K–12 education policy
reformFocus accountability-based reforms
charter school expansion
school choice
regulatoryAuthority Louisiana Department of Education NERFINISHED
responsibleFor implementation of state education standards in New Orleans
operation and oversight of public schools in New Orleans
sector public education
serves city of New Orleans
state Louisiana
subjectOf debates over education reform in urban districts
research on charter school outcomes
systemType charter-based school system

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New Orleans school integration crisis involves New Orleans Public Schools
New Orleans school integration crisis involves New Orleans Public Schools
this entity surface form: Orleans Parish School Board