Does New Orleans Welcome Disabled Students?
November 15, 2011
New Orleans has become the center of an education revolution, where more than 70 percent of students attend a charter school.
The number of students taught in traditional district-run schools is shrinking fast. That's because parents in post-Hurricane Katrina can pick and choose from a smorgasbord of schools with different approaches and cultures.
By many measures this educational marketplace has improved student achievement. But as this experiment moves ahead, it's led to questions about whether the district is truly open to the most challenging students.
One Family's Story
When Kelly Fisher and her family moved to New Orleans in 2009, they expected her son Noah
