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Fifty-seven percent of public school students in New Orleans now attend public charter schools, more than any other urban school district in the country. A new report examining all public schools in the city hails the progress made since Hurricane Katrina, but finds that across the system, especially in the Recovery School District (RSD)-run and RSD public charter schools, the majority of students are well below grade level. "Significant tension" exists between public charter schools and their districts, public charter schools and traditional schools and the two school districts over resources, student recruitment and other issues, according to the report. The report maintains that "strong new leadership has emerged" through state Superintendent Paul Pastorek and Recovery School District Superintendent Paul Vallas. It also mentions that the school board received its first clean audit last year.
Source: The Times-Picayune
Date: 04/17/2008
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