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Uh-Oh. New Orleans “Miracle” Crumbles [View all] proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 OP
reminds me of duncan during his time in chicago madrchsod Jun 2013 #1
Yep proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 #2
The charter school is actually a private business ... ananda Jun 2013 #3
Yeah, we built new schools here because the old ones were supposedly too expensive to maintain. silvershadow Jun 2013 #11
Right... ReRe Jun 2013 #14
um. i think you are mis-remembering that one. mopinko Jun 2013 #5
yup i did...thanks..... madrchsod Jun 2013 #16
we have puddles, but mopinko Jun 2013 #17
Isn't the figure for Louisiana public schools 25% at or above grade level? Recursion Jun 2013 #4
That 40% is probably dependent upon only taking truebluegreen Jun 2013 #6
When you get to cherry pick your student population, you SHOULD do better. Pholus Jun 2013 #7
yes navarth Jun 2013 #8
You have to also figure in the "lost" students who end up "off the books" SoCalDem Jun 2013 #22
The cons ctsnowman Jun 2013 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author lark Jun 2013 #12
"they have some "Democrats" helping them" bvar22 Jun 2013 #15
I feel your pain. ctsnowman Jun 2013 #21
will this change the minds of the privatization-obsessed assholes? NoMoreWarNow Jun 2013 #10
Not as long as there are public funds to be harvested. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #13
so, it's ok to judge kids and schools strictly by mopinko Jun 2013 #18
New Orleans has been looted. They came for the schools and the tax dollars. DirkGently Jun 2013 #19
Yep. Shock Doctrine in full gear. suffragette Jun 2013 #23
The best high schools in the city Sgent Jun 2013 #20
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