著者

権 瞳

出版者

プール学院大学

雑誌

プール学院大学研究紀要 (ISSN:13426028)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.51, pp.135-148, 2011-12

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This article examines the education reform in New Orleans, Louisiana after the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The number of charter schools in New Orleans has sprung up to over 70%of public schools, now the largest number in the U.S., and the reform has been praised as a successful model. School performance and the results of standardized tests actually show great improvement, especially among charter school students; nevertheless, lower test scores, a high concentration of black students and students in poverty are found in the Recovery School District non-charter schools, administrated by the Louisiana Department of Education for the purpose of taking over "academically failing schools."Athough charter schools are believed to be innovative alternatives to increase the school choice among parents regardless of color and class, and to improve the quality of education, many argue that market principles often lead to even greater stratification, and do not offer choice to those placed in the bottom of the social hierarchy. The case study of New Orleansshows that although the overall performance has improved, the stratification has also deepened