Louisiana Eyes Plan to Let State Control New Orleans Schools
Seeking to grasp what she called a “golden opportunity for rebirth” out of the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina, Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco asked the Louisiana legislature last week to embrace a plan that would give the state control of most New Orleans public schools.
The plan was to be taken up in a 17-day special legislative session—due to have started Nov. 6—that was called to deal with a range of matters linked to the devastation from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
“I know this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” Gov. Blanco, a Democrat, said in a Nov. 3 press conference with state education leaders. “Now is the time to act, now is the time to think outside the box, and now is the time to turn a failing system into a...
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