Commitment

Our pledge to close the achievement gap, raise the bar, and send our kids to college.

Events

How we come together, share knowledge and sustain ourselves in raising the bar.

Evidence

Proof that our hard work is paying off and reminders of how far we have to go.

Voice

Stories about our work in the trenches that keep us focused on achievement.

Recent Posts

BarCamp NOLA creates: closingthenolagap.org

On July 18, 2010, more than 80 members of New Orleans' tech community gathered with local educators to create Closingthenolagap.org. The techies were participating in the community project portion of BarCamp NOLA 2010, a two-day event of presentations, socializing and learning.

Local organizer Matt Candler expressed a need to create a rallying issue for New Orleans educators and a way for them to network and share ideas. He described the New Orleans achievement gap, pointed to its optimistic trends since 2005, and voiced the goal of closing this gap completely.

How LEAP scores correlate to college.

While we are proud of the progress that students are making, we realize that passing 4th grade is not the end goal of our work. We are committed to the process of getting kids ready for college. For a great look into how LEAP scores translate to college, especially the ACT test, check out this article in the T-P by Sarah Carr. http://bit.ly/av4mHK

A great resource for success stories.

As we start to host community events later this year, we will share events and information here about great things happening in particular schools and classrooms. We highly recommend you check out http://educatenow.net/ in the meantime and sign up for their newsletter. It is a great resource for city-wide information and insight into what working and what's left to do to close the gap in New Orleans.