In Post-Katrina New Orleans, an ambitious social and educational experiment

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New Orleans has experienced a boom in charter schools and a renewed sense and mission for public education. It’s a grand experiment, and Paul Tough, an editor for the New York Times magazine, tracks it in this Sunday’s edition. Is this portfolio model of education a model for the nation or is it yet another dream deferred? Guest: Paul Tough, an editor at the New York Times magazine

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