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What was the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans public education system?

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Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the public school system of New Orleans was one of the lowest-performing districts in the state of Louisiana. After Hurricane Katrina, which damaged more than 100 school buildings, the state seized control of almost all urban schools and turned them over to independent charter groups. New Orleans went from having a public school system to having a school system composed almost entirely of charter schools, most of them run by charter management organizations.

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