Articles for class/New Orleans schools post Katrina

New Orleans has shifted to a charter school system that now comprises over seventy percent of the cities schools. It is still to early to conclude whether or not the new system of charters is going to succeed but the initial numbers look good. On top of this the state has taken over control of 46 schools under the title of the Recovery School District. Charter schools and the new Recovery School District create a very complicated situation were the data is not easy to analyze. Charter schools are able to act with a certain level of autonomy and the state schools are new with half being charters themselves.  The article discussed several problems with managing the over site of this new New Orleans school district.