Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Senator Mary Landrieu: Please Investigate! « Diane Ravitch's blog

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Senator Mary Landrieu: Please Investigate!
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My last two posts about the alleged miracle in New Orleans referred to a good news story that appeared–at least online, if not in print–in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The story included a photograph of Senator Mary Landrieu standing with a group of students from the New Orleans College Prep Charter School.
Something about that school rang a bell. I remembered that the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a complaint against the Louisiana Department of Education because of the high suspension rates of children with special needs. One of the schools that was singled out for mention was the New Orleans College Prep Charter School,