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Education
How Little Rock Fits Into the National Landscape for State Takeovers of School Districts
Arkansas leaders voted to return Little Rock schools to control of a local board after a nearly five-year state takeover. States around the country have wrestled with when to take control of struggling schools, and when to give that control back.
School Choice & Charters
Q&A
13 Years Post-Katrina, New Orleans' Elected School Board Is Back in Control
The Orleans Parish School Board will oversee a wholly unique system of autonomous charter schools that has made significant gains since 2005, but still faces big challenges.
School Choice & Charters
Charter 69传媒 May Come to Puerto Rico, But Don't Expect Another New Orleans
Puerto Rico is looking to charter schools and school vouchers to help rebuild and improve its education system post-Hurricane Maria. But is it really on track to implement a New Orleans-style overhaul of its schools?
Education Funding
Diversity in Charter 69传媒: Another Look at the Data and the Debate
Charter schools represent some of the most racially segregated schools in the U.S., according to a new analysis by the Associated Press, reviving a long-running debate inside and outside the charter sector.
School Choice & Charters
New Orleans' Remaining District 69传媒 Move Closer to Charter Conversion
The principals of New Orleans five remaining traditional public schools are seeking to convert them into charter schools. New Orleans will become the nation's first all-charter school district if the application is approved.
School Choice & Charters
Georgia Voters Defeat State-Run District for Struggling 69传媒
The ballot question's defeat is a blow to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, who championed the creation of a statewide school district to take over some of the state's lowest-performing schools.
School & District Management
La. Lawmakers OK Bill to Return New Orleans Charters to Local Oversight
Louisiana lawmakers in both the House and the Senate have approved a bill transferring oversight of New Orleans charter schools from the state to the local school board.
School & District Management
Video
New Orleans 69传媒 10 Years After Katrina
When Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans 10 years ago, it upended the city's troubled school system and prompted a controversial state-led experiment in public education. Correspondent John Tulenko looks into the whole story. Education Week Video
School Choice & Charters
La. Senate Thinks It's Time to Return New Orleans 69传媒 to Local Control
The legislation seeks to return public schools鈥攁ll of them charters鈥攏ow overseen by the Recovery School District to the Orleans Parish School Board within the next three years.
School & District Management
Denver Gets High Marks for School Choice in Brookings Report
Denver is the first large school district to receive an A grade from the Brookings Institution's annual Education Choice and Competition Index.
Education
Tennessee's State-Run District Runs Into Political Trouble
District-led efforts in Chattanooga, Memphis, and Nashville to turn around low-performing schools academically outpace those of the state, according to a recent Vanderbilt University study.
School & District Management
Michigan Could Disband State-Run District for Low-Performing 69传媒
Gov. Rick Snyder has hinted for months that the Education Achievement Authority's status has been under review while lawmakers his latest plan to overhaul public education in Detroit.
School Choice & Charters
Tenn. Gov. Names New Superintendent of State-Run Achievement School District
Malika Anderson has been appointed the new superintendent of the Achievement School District, Tennessee's state-run turnaround district. She will take over the post from Chris Barbic.
School & District Management
Tenn. Appoints New Leader for State-Run Turnaround District
Malika Anderson, the Achievement School District's current deputy superintendent, is a graduate of the Broad Foundation's Residency in Urban Education.