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Governor:Bobby Jindal
Acting State Superintendent of Education:Ollie Tyler
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:696,558
Number of school districts:125
Number of public schools:1,471
Number of public school teachers:48,655
Unadjusted education spending per student:$10,701
Percent minority students:51.5%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:66.1%
Percent of students with disabilities:11.9%
Percent of English-language learners:1.7%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:25.9%
8th grade math:22.3%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:22.6%
8th grade reading:22.2%

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A new report amasses a range of data to argue that the federal government’s response to the post-storm challenges faced by K-12 and higher education fell far short—and that it’s not too late to shift course.
August 29, 2007 - Education Week
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology’s return to the Lower Ninth Ward has been the story of recovery and rebuilding in New Orleans.
August 29, 2007 - Education Week (Web)
A new report amasses a range of data to argue that the federal government’s response to the post-storm challenges faced by K-12 and higher education fell far short—and that it’s not too late to shift course.
August 29, 2007 - Education Week
The new superintendent of the state-run Recovery School District in New Orleans spoke to Education Week’s Lesli A. Maxwell on July 18, seven weeks before the first day of the 2007-08 school year.
August 14, 2007 - Education Week (Web)
Educators in New Orleans, as they did last school year, are scrambling to repair enough buildings by Sept. 4, opening day in the Recovery School District.
August 14, 2007 - Education Week
The superintendent of the state-run Recovery School District plans to open 21 more schools this fall and recruit and train teachers to ensure the schools are fully staffed.
June 27, 2007 - Education Week
Paul G. Vallas' arrival boosts the view that New Orleans' schools are poised to emerge from crisis mode.
May 15, 2007 - Education Week
Days after being tapped to head the city’s state-run schools, Paul G. Vallas pledged to promote both choice and accountability.
May 9, 2007 | Updated: December 13, 2011 - Education Week (Web)
Eleven percent of children surveyed said that a family member or a friend had died as a result of the disaster.
April 5, 2007 - Education Week
Some 18 months after Hurricane Katrina, the Recovery School District exemplifies the difficulties of reinstating education in a struggling city.
March 12, 2007 - Education Week

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