History of IDEA
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New Orleans superintendent leaving legacy of charter school expansion
- 07-27-2010
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By John Merrow/PBS
JEFFREY BROWN: Now, as the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the man hired to overhaul New Orleans' devastated schools is packing his bags. Superintendent Paul Vallas has been at it for three years. The NewsHour's special correspondent for education, John Merrow, has been tracking his efforts, and tonight wraps up that story. JOHN MERROW: When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, its waters washed away many of New Orleans schools, and, with them, a school system burdened by years of academic failure, mismanagement and corruption. (more...)
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