Instability in the New Orleans Recovery School District – Closing Schools, Opening Schools and Changing School Codes
By Raynard Sanders, Ed.D. | Originally Published at EmpathyEducates. June 19, 2014
Public education in New Orleans has been a nightmare for parents since the state took over most of the schools post Hurricane Katrina. The Louisiana Department of Education has gone to great lengths to mislead parents, the community and the nation about the academic achievement since the takeover.
One tactic they have used is the closing and opening of schools which essentially changes the academic rating of schools. When a school closes that is rated “F” they opened the same school with a new school code and operator which removes the school’s failing status. Then state education officials announces that they have “reduced the number of failing schools”. Essentially what they are doing is moving chairs around the deck of the Titanic.
Despite this game for the past nine years, the schools managed by the Louisiana Department of Education in New Orleans have consistently ranked at the bottom academically when compared with other school districts across the state.
Additionally these mass school openings and closing has other negative effects on the community, Dr. Barbara Ferguson does a excellent job in describing the consequences of the constant opening and closing of schools in New Orleans. Please Read…
Closing Schools, Opening Schools and Changing School Codes:
Instability In the New Orleans Recovery School District.
By Dr. Barbara Ferguson, Research on Reforms, Incorporated June 2014 | Originally Published at Research on Reform
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