New Orleans Public Schools

Racial change in power at City Hall in New Orleans has changed drastically. The whites have mved away to the suburds. They feel they are in danger ebcause of the crime rate. The crime is risig and the school antuition. The political power was once3 very bad. As I recently watched a video about the racial issues in the school board and the New Orleans Parish Schools most of my views have changed. The conditions of which all this happened were during Hurricane Katrina and crime tuition. Before the hurricane schools were very worst off. The school board superintendent at the time Anothony Amato, was voted in by the people in the stands apart of the school board. They felt that he was the one that could turn the system around. But that also was something that changed drastically. I did see that he was trying in the beginning but maybe he felt that it couldnt ever change. Fights as big as 9-10 people happening 5-10 times during a school day were taking place. People being seriously  hurt or even killed. Coming into offce Mr. Amato knew that New Orleans had the lowest school system and the highest incarceration rate. Also, 70% of the students that started as freshmen drop out and dont make it to graduate. I myself believe that one problem is that these test were designed to leave the black kids behind.Ive never understood why they need to know our race and gender when we take test anyway. At least standardized test, that is required. Most kids fail many times, but they dont drop out they eventually get moved up. I was kind of upset when I found out that people were takings schools money. Like the oney is for local public schools so why steal it??? Robbing us out of our education is exactly what they were doing! Im not sure if things like this still take place today but I would hope not.

                                                                                                    _Bubbleface (Kirktisha)