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Direct linkHarris, Douglas N. – Education Next, 2015
What happened to the New Orleans public schools following the tragic levee breeches after Hurricane Katrina is truly unprecedented. Within the span of one year, all public-school employees were fired, the teacher contract expired and was not replaced, and most attendance zones were eliminated. The state took control of almost all public schools…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Natural Disasters, School Turnaround, State Government
High School Journal, 2010
Before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005, one hundred and twenty one schools in the New Orleans Public Schools (NOPS) system were in the process of being transferred to the newly created, state run Recovery School District (RSD). On September 29, 2005, the New Orleans Parish School Board fired all 7500 employees, including every…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Story Telling, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
