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Big things are happening in New Orleans with education reform. This year, as the city enters its first year as an all-charter district, opposition is rampant. Parents are outraged at the long lines that to get their children registered. It’s a complicated process to calculating what steps need to be taken to get your child at the right school. Additionally, students complain that learning isn’t the same anymore now that the switch to charters has been made. Experienced teachers now take to the streets and the community, rallying mobilize parents and students to protest and take charge for their education. Leaders continue to make dramatic cuts to public education, but Louisiana education policy makers continue to invest in charters and voucher systems that seem to only benefit a small few, and do very little to address the widespread educational failures in the city. The following peer-reviewed and trade practitioner articles help provide background on what the educational system was like in New Orleans prior to the hurricane, what the education system is like after the hurricane, the views of the leaders who crafted the policy in contrast with the views of experienced teachers, conscious parents, and the students.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Practioner Articles


[Photo]. Retrieved December 8, 2014, from: http://apps.npr.org/the-end-of-neighborhood-schools/