(Alan Chin) Children of the Jordan family play with friends in the driveway of their new house. The Jordans returned to the Lower Ninth Ward in July, almost five years after Katrina.
Failing Schools of New Orleans Are On the Mend
AUGUST 26, 2010Alan Chin, Newsweek
After Hurricane Katrina, the failing government schools of New Orleans were turned over to privately run charters. Five years later, these institutions are on the mend as charter schools.
Read the story: www.newsweek.com/2010/08/26
"In 2005 Orleans Parish was the second-worst-performing school district in the state. In New Orleans today, students and educators have unprecedented leeway to mold educational experiences. Students can apply to and, if accepted, choose to attend any of the city’s 46 charter schools or 23 “traditional” schools."
