How Arne Duncan is Transforming New Orleans Public Schools
Few of us can forget Arne Duncan’s now infamous quote that Hurricane Katrina “was the best thing to happen to the education system in New Orleans”.
After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, charter school enterprises came in along with Teach for America and “transformed” the education system of that city. For a description of what happened during that period and why, read Naomi Klein’s introduction to her book The Shock Doctrine.
For other views on whether Duncan and Co. have succeeded with their grand plan see the Institute on Race and Poverty: New Orleans School Experiment is Not Serving the Needs of All Students, Access Denied, KIPPsters vs. Hipsters, New Orleans Parents Complain That Charter Schools Are Leaving the Most Vulnerable Behind,Paul Vallas Gets An Earful from Karran Harper Royal, a founding member of Parents Across America, School
