In 2008, we took important steps toward remaking the New Orleans school system by working with the Legislature to approve a landmark scholarship program for low-income students in the city who were trapped in failing schools (a program that we later expanded statewide)....Since 2007, the percentage of students in New Orleans who are reading and doing math at grade level has more than doubled. And, New Orleans is the number one ranked school district on the Brookings Choice and Competition Index.
Good for New Orleans and Governor Jindal