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N.O. school guide hits the Web; database lists performance and registration info by site
by Darran Simon, The Times-Picayune
Tuesday January 29, 2008, 7:35 AM

An education advocacy group has launched a database with profiles of New Orleans public schools that includes information on test scores, extracurricular activities, admission criteria, and neighborhood and school demographics, all to help parents grasp a transformed school system.

The nonprofit, Save Our Schools NOLA, modeled the site after a service first developed by the 21st Century School Fund to keep parents abreast of Washington, D.C., public schools.

Save Our Schools culled information from the state Department of Education, the Recovery School District, the Orleans Parish School Board and other sources to develop the "Public Schools of New Orleans Close-Ups" project.