New Orleans In New Orleans we have seen the future of schools under a district-wide “choice” system and a charter school dominated program, and it is blatantly undemocratic and unaccountable. That’s bad news. Add to that the fact that the schools don’t perform better either by most measures, and we are talking about a school …
Category: Rebuild New Orleans
Katrina Airstreams With a Future
New Orleans Eventually you have to admit Katrina has passed over, even if the city and its people still bear the raw scars of four years ago as if yesterday. So with as much resignation as relief, it was clear to me that finally I had to move my Airstreams off the back lot of …
Guerrilla Haikus
New Orleans The post-Katrina New Orleans is a wild and exciting place. The appearance of “guerrilla haikus” is a good example. The poetry may not be great shakes but the spirit soars. An anonymous mother, who teaches English, at a local university, and her former Iraq war veteran photographer daughter, reclaim political signs, get friends …