Recently at Reason.tv: Katrina's Silver Lining - The School Choice Revolution in New Orleans

Before hurricane Katrina ravaged the city in 2005, New Orleans had one of the worst performing public school districts in the nation. Katrina forced nearly a million people to leave their homes and caused almost $100 billion in damages. To an already failing public school system, the storm seemed to provide the final deathblow. But then something amazing happened. In the wake of Katrina, education reformers decided to seize the opportunity and start fresh with a system based on choice.

Today, New Orleans has the most market-based school system in the US. 60% of New Orleans students currently attend charter schools, test scores are up, and talented and passionate educators from around the country are flocking to New Orleans to be a part of the education revolution. It's too early to tell if the New Orleans experiment in school choice will succeed over the long term, but for the first time in decades people are optimistic about the future of New Orleans schools.

Approximately 10 minutes. Produced by Paul Feine; hosted by Nick Gillespie; shot by Alex Manning and Dan Hayes; edited by Alex Manning.

Comments

[Scott Jensen]

The background music was too distracting making what people said harder to hear. Also, in your credits, where you thank the schools, success is spelled with two c's.

[Faith G]

No one is going to read this article. It is inconsequential how many times you post it at the top of your page. Here is a fucking clue: No libertarian gives a shit about Cleveland, your cruise, children, or Last Week's Top 5 Hits at Reason.com (except for The Gobbler, and I think It is because he wants to fuck one of ya)

[The Libertarian Guy]

Get a hobby, Faith. No one is pointing a gun at your head, forcing you to read these articles.

[Jordan]

Edward/Lefiti/Max/Faith G:

I give a shit.

[Faith G]

ya

[The Gobbler]

It's you I wanna fuck, Faith. You. Long, hard, slow, fast, day and night. In your mouth, in your vagina, in your ass and then your mouth again. Then it's right back to the very beginning for another whirl.

So come here ya little minx!

[Faith G]

Sorry Gobbler, but I only do that ( and a lot more) with liberals.

[Teri Overwood]

SOunds like they are having a lot of fun over there.

Lou
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[Playa Manhattan]

So does this mean that the only way to get rid of a public school union is to flood most of the city?

[tarran]

Sometimes you have to nuke it from orbit... just to be sure.

[Bush/Cheney]

Damn. I knew someone would eventually make the connection.

[karamelshonsay]

Katrina Hurricane was natural, the disaster was a terrorist attack. Just check out the book Katrina Nights. Or go to http://hurricanekatrinakaif.com