New Orleans I get up early. That’s the way it’s always been. Today is one of the three days a week that the more than 175 year old Times-Picayune is actually delivered to our home. The once daily Times-Pic is also a sometimes delivery paper. At 430 am, I found it properly positioned on the steps of my porch. That makes 3 of 6 times …
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The Arrogance of Newspaper Monopolies
New Orleans Here comes another report from guinea pig land. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has become ground zero for some bizarre and sometimes unfortunate social experiments, like the fact that we are the largest charter school laboratory in the country. Just because we have proven we are resilient does not mean …
Charter Schools Continue to Resist Accountability and Transparency
New Orleans New Orleans is widely considered the vanguard of the charter school movement. Since the usurpation of the school system by the state in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, charter schools of all shapes, sizes, and varieties have been the norm. It’s hard to tell in most ways how this grand experiment is working …