Paul Vallas in New Orleans: Episode 2 - Pt 1

If you were put in charge of one of the worst school districts in the country would you give the high school students free laptops?

That's exactly what Paul Vallas has done. The new superintendent in The Recovery School District in New Orleans is betting on some bold initiatives to turn the system around. In this week's podcast, hear Vallas talk about trying to upend old ways of doing business and set about changing how students learn.

This is the second segment in our year-long series following Paul Vallas try to turn around the Recovery School District in New Orleans.

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Education

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• education
• johnmerrow
• learningmatters
• reform
• school
• leadership
• paulvallas
• neworleans
• katrina
• pbs
• newshour
• jimlehrer

[im0me1995]

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