Corporate Ed Reformers After Katrina Illegally Fired 7,500 Educators
Almost 7 years later, a federal judge rules. From Campbell Robertson for the NYTimes:
NEW ORLEANS — As much as some may wish otherwise, there is no starting from scratch when rebuilding a city, or a school system.
A judge confirmed that here on Wednesday, ruling that the Orleans Parish School Board and the Louisiana Department of Education, in laying the groundwork for a school reform movement that has become nationally recognized, illegally fired 7,500 school employees.
The decision by Ethel S. Julien, a federal District Court judge, backed by 45 pages of reasoning