About the Program

In the Press

USA Today
Young, inexperienced teachers recruited to New Orleans
September 10, 2008
By Greg Tropp

New York Times
A Teachable Moment
August 17, 2008
By Paul Tough
New Orleans City Business

PBS – The Merrow Report
Listen to an interview from PBS’ Merrow Report with 2007 teachNOLA Fellow Lindsey Enters.
Produced by Selly Thiam

Edutopia – The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Read edutopia's article about teachNOLA's innovative recruitment effort.
April 28, 2008
By Hillary Masell Oswald

Education Week
Read Education Week's article about how2007 teachNOLA teacher, Kaycee Ekhardt, is using the Read 180 program to teach her 9th graders.
April 8, 2008
By Lesli A. Maxwell

The White House
Read President George W. Bush's remarks on teachNOLA during his speech in New Orleans on the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
August 29, 2007
By President George W. Bush

CBS Early Show
View a story from the CBS Early Show on teachNOLA and the scores of people who are coming to New Orleans to contribute to the rebuilding process.
August 29, 2007
By Harry Smith

USA Today
Read USA Today's coverage of teachNOLA's efforts to recruit outstanding educators to New Orleans.
June 7, 2007
By Greg Toppo

The Boston Globe
Read James Peyser's op-ed from the Boston Globe about how New Orleans and initiatives like teachNOLA "could end up saving public education in America."
October 14, 2007
By James A. Peyser

National Public Radio
Listen to teachNOLA Ambassador Novelt Estrella talk about the program on National Public Radio.
May 17, 2007
By Larry Abramson

Philadelphia City Paper
Read the Philadelphia City Paper's profile of teachNOLA teachers Margo Bouchie and Justin Chen.
August 21, 2007
By Ted Hesson

The Times Picayune
Read the Times-Picayune's story about teachNOLA's work to recruit high-quality educators to New Orleans.
April 20, 2007
By Darran Simon

The Times Picayune
View the Times-Picayune's narrated slideshow about teachNOLA's Recruitment Jam at the Howlin' Wolf.

Education Week
Read an article in Education Week about teachNOLA's role (under The New Teacher Project) in recruiting New Orleans teachers, including Karen Bryan, a 2006 teachNOLA teacher.
February 21, 2007
By Cheryl Gerber

WWNO 89.9
Listen to NPR affiliate WWNO 89.9’s Interview with Walter Stern, teachNOLA site manager, aired October 2006.
October 2006