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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Pastorek: State likely to run New Orleans public schools for years - NOLA.com


Pastorek: State likely to run New Orleans public schools for years - NOLA.com:

"Though well-intentioned, the local board, with several newly elected members, needs more 'seasoning' and isn't prepared to take back schools, he said. Further, the Recovery District and the many charter schools it oversees have not had sufficient time to stabilize reform efforts. The Recovery District's first two years were consumed with crisis management, he said, and so in essence can't be counted as progress toward sustainable reform."