Charters Responsible For Boost?

New Orleans Times-Picayune
May 29, 3:15 PM
Test scores a boost for backers of charter-heavy New Orleans model, but critics question aspects of new system
Improvements in New Orleans schools that were taken over by the state after Hurricane Katrina gave a boost last week to the arguments of those who say the New Orleans model -- which includes numerous public schools being run by independent charter organizations -- is working.
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