When I visited New Orleans before Katrina, I saw third world schools -- decrepit physical conditions, corrupt governance, and abysmal academic output. Based on my last few visits, I can report that some good has come out of the horrible tragedy of the hurricanes -- New Orleans has the highest percentage of students in charter schools and most of them are great.
A former shopping center near Tulane now houses one the most impressive concentrations of new school talent in...
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