Sentences with phrase «centralized enrollment system»

In three new articles published in Education Next, researchers with the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA - New Orleans) at Tulane University, directed by professor of economics, Douglas Harris, show the impact of the reforms on student performance; consider to what degree the city's system of school choice provides a variety of distinct options for families; and take a careful look at the city's unique centralized enrollment system.

Recovery School District Says New Pupil Enrollment System is Getting the Job Done Times - Picayune — May 9, 2012 The RSD has finished matching more than 25,000 students to seats at one of 67 campuses using its new centralized enrollment system.

Last year, 42 percent of parents who used Newark's centralized enrollment system listed a charter school as their first choice.

Early centralized enrollment systems, and the matching algorithms at their core, suffered from a key flaw: the lotteries were designed so that if a family ranked its most - preferred school first and that school was in high demand, then the family could lose its second - ranked option.

New Orleans and Denver became the first cities to use this Roth / Shapley - inspired centralized enrollment system across charter and district sectors.

In «The New Orleans OneApp,» the research team takes a careful look at the city's unique centralized enrollment system, which enables families to apply for a seat in 89 percent of the city's public schools by ranking their preferred schools on a single application known as the OneApp.

A centralized enrollment system like the OneApp may improve efficiency both in how families choose schools and how the broader market for schools operates.

We submit, however, that simply being transparent is not enough with a program as unfamiliar and potentially confusing as a centralized enrollment system.

To assess transparency, we again compare a centralized enrollment system with the alternatives.

Being open and honest about the rules governing enrollment and the strategies for effective participation is an essential element of the responsible administration of a centralized enrollment system.

(Nine eligible schools choose not to participate in OneApp, the centralized enrollment system.)

Jabbar and Education Research Alliance for New Orleans Director Doug Harris said the evidence of selecting students supports the need for a centralized enrollment system.

The deadline for charter applications is Feb. 24, the same day parents must choose schools through OneApp, the city's centralized enrollment system.

Principal Shawn Toranto polled board members Tuesday night for their opinions on participating in the Recovery School District's centralized enrollment system, called OneApp.