New Orleans schools fail to provide equal education opportunity, study says
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 11:22
in Mathematics & Economics
After Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the public school infrastructure in New Orleans, Louisiana embarked on a massive effort to rebuild the entire New Orleans public school system, launching the nation's most extensive charter school experiment. The goal was to provide a quality education to all New Orleans students, regardless of race, socioeconomic class, or where they live.