Charter schools and local control in New Orleans (Jon Valant, Brookings)

Recent legislative activity in Louisiana has brought attention to school governance questions in New Orleans. Yet, New Orleans schools are no strangers to attention. With a public education system consisting almost entirely of charter schools, and with no traditionally functioning district or residence-based school assignment, the city’s schools have been the subject of heavy scrutiny and debate for a decade. Until now discussion has focused on the merits of a charter-based school system. However, with legislation set to transfer oversight authority from the state to the local school district, New Orleans looks poised to become the subject of a new round of discussion. This time the topic will be a district’s ability to manage a portfolio of charter schools

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