Yesterday (Thursday) was our first full day in NOLA and we spent most of it on Tulane’s campus. We had a group of excellent presenters including one surprise, a former Tulane honors student! Chris Meyer, Special Advisor to the Superintendent Louisiana Department of Education, spoke to us about the development of charter schools in New Orleans. Not a topic without controversy, but very well presented and it is exciting to see so much energy being put into primary education in Louisiana.
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Waiting for the streetcar to take us Uptown.
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Karen Swensen of WWLTV and Scholar Alumna.
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Bruce Raeburn, jazz historian and director of special collections at Tulane.
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“The Bead Tree” on Tulane’s campus.
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Dr. Spanier was able to join us by the afternoon. We boarded the Natchez steamboat for dinner and jazz.
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Dean Brady,
What are your opinions on charter schools. I am really curious to hear your thoughts whenever you get the time.