Duncan's Katrina Remarks Spark Debate in New Orleans
Secretary apologizes for saying storm was "best thing" for school system.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s recent remarks about a connection between Hurricane Katrina and school reform in New Orleans have focused new attention on the schools there and drawn divergent reactions from the local education community.
Mr. Duncan apologized last week for saying in
an interview
aired Jan. 31 that “the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina.”
“It was a dumb thing to say,” Mr. Duncan said Feb. 2 on the “Morning...
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