Dec 14, 2016
This report is a statistical snapshot of the well-being of New Orleans children/youth, designed to inform the development of strategies that can improve the academic, social, and behavioral outcomes of children/youth age 0 to 24.
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This infographic explains how cross-metro collaboration will be essential to the Super Region's long-term prosperity and provides updated Super Region commuter data.
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This infographic explains how leaders can work to maximize workforce opportunities associated with the increasingly important water management cluster.
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This infographic explains why heterogeneous social leadership is so important, and where we stand in Southeast Louisiana.
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This infographic, developed from data in The Coastal Index 2015, shows that while Louisiana is taking steps toward building a water management cluster, it may be repeating mistakes of the past. We are leaving out local and small businesses that could be capitalizing on a new wave of environmental infrastructure, and neglecting to fully capture the benefits of large out-of-state companies establishing satellite offices or regional headquarters in Louisiana.
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Aug 26, 2015
The risk of flooding may increase in New Orleans unless levees are maintained or further upgraded. This report highlights the importance of an ongoing commitment to flood risk reduction investment in coastal Louisiana.
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This essay examines the extent of New Orleans public school reforms, as well as outcomes to date. It describes the challenges the decentralized system faced in equitably addressing school discipline, enrollment, and special education.
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Aug 13, 2015
Metro New Orleans has experienced economic growth since the Great Recession, yet families in the region are still struggling to make ends meet. New Orleans needs more "good jobs". This report aims to inform policymakers on which parts of the local economy provide good jobs so that they can help shape an economy that works for people.
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Aug 13, 2015
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the economic, political, and social context of metro New Orleans was not conducive to social entrepreneurship. This report identifies factors and agents that enabled a shift in the metro's entrepreneurial landscape.
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Aug 05, 2015
Ten years after Katrina, New Orleans has seen an economic resurgence, but too many jobs pay low wages. Many workers are traveling long distances to jobs for stagnant pay. In six out of seven parishes, out-commuting has increased since 2002, and many low-wage workers live in "wage deserts," areas with high concentrations of other low-wage workers.
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