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Hurricane Katrina’s destruction in 2005 created a rare opportunity to rebuild New Orleans’ schools. With massive federal funding and urgent needs to reopen classrooms, city leaders converted district schools to charters — independently run schools managed largely by private or business operators rather than local districts. Early results looked promising: schools reopened quickly and some test scores rose.

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