New Orleans Charter Schools Produce Mixed Results
(Video) Is a change in management enough to transform some of the worst schools in the country? New Orleans superintendent Paul Vallas seems to think so. But while charters are outperforming other schools in New Orleans, there's evidence they may be abusing their freedom. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
The problem is that the charter schools get to choose their pupils. The thing to do would be to randomly assign students from the general student population and see how they do. One can make any school look good if you can choose the students in terms of ability and/or behavior or motivation.