The Politics of Education Reform: Charter Schools in New Orleans | Policy Stories

In the normal politics of reform, bad institutions are protected by powerful vested interests, making them difficult or impossible to fix. In the New Orleans school system after Hurricane Katrina, however, we get the rare opportunity to observe what happens when that power—which was destroyed by the storm—is removed from the equation. The result was a revolution, suggesting that there is a vast revolutionary potential among everyday decision makers who want to fix their failing institutions—a potential that, during normal times, is stifled by power but only waiting to be liberated.

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[jesseparaguya]

I go for Charter Schools.Parents I know have transferred their kids from Public to Charter school. They said their kids have become better problem solvers and so better learners.

[kevinchang]

An absolutely necessary video.
Charter schools are amazing.

[noelt]

Charter schools are just outsourcing innovation from public schools

[thecriticalriposte]

This is the most dishonest video I have ever seen. Saw it in an ad and was astonished. Sure, blame it on the teachers' unions...