Michelle Rhee’s Golden Parachute into the Katrina Disaster
New Orleans has the highest percentage of privately-run charter schools in the country, with close to 70% of all students enrolled there. Rapid charterization in NOLA occurred post-Katrina and epitomizes more than any other state, the near death of the public school system. The process is overseen by the Recovery School District (RSD).
In a new proposal, (Many thanks to Prof. Lance Hill for sending us the attached), the RSD will supervise and