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The control of the public schools in New Orleans historically rested in the hands of the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB). Although the OPSB had several highly successful schools, the majority of them were performing below the state average, and the district was ranked among the worst in the nation (Institute on Race and Poverty, 2010).
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Ciolino, M.S., Kirylo, J.D., Mirón, L., Frazier, K. (2015). Education Reform in New Orleans. In: Mirón, L., Beabout, B.R., Boselovic, J.L. (eds) Only in New Orleans. Educational Futures, vol 63. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-100-7_7
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