How Katrina Transformed New Orleans Schools
How Katrina Transformed New Orleans Schools  
Podcast: Up First from NPR
Published On: Sun Aug 24 2025
Description: In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, state officials in Louisiana saw an opportunity to transform New Orleans public schools, many of which they considered "failing." Twenty years later, we look at one of the biggest experiments in U.S. public education and whether the move to charter schools was a success.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy