PBS NewsHour

Have charter schools left out some New Orleans students?

Clip: Season 2015 | 8m 23s

Ten years ago, New Orleans public schools were headed for academic rock bottom. And then Hurricane Katrina came, a disaster so devastating that it offered the rare opportunity to start over. Charter schools, empowered to take over, have raised test scores and graduation rates. But some say that success comes from bending the rules. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Education Week reports.

Aired: 08/28/15

Rating: NR

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