The Choice Channel

“New achievement test data show charter schools in New Orleans are consistently outperforming their traditional public school counterparts. The Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) results from spring 2007, released July 20, offered the first meaningful comparison of school performance in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina wiped out the city two years ago. Louisiana charter schools fared well statewide, with 74 percent of eighth-graders scoring at or above ‘basic’ in English and 76 percent in math. They topped the state averages of 69 percent and 64 percent, respectively.” (for publication 10/01/07)