New Orleans Transforms Public Education With All-Charter Model

By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-05-30 09:07:00 | Updated at 2026-06-07 22:14:18 1 week ago

Students develop reading, science, music, and spatial skills at New Orleans charter schools in these file photos. New Orleans’ shift to an all-charter system was driven by efforts to address struggling public schools and low graduation rates after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. Courtesy of Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools

Students develop reading, science, music, and spatial skills at New Orleans charter schools in these file photos. New Orleans’ shift to an all-charter system was driven by efforts to address struggling public schools and low graduation rates after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. Courtesy of Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools

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