By: John Keitel
This means that 61% of High School seniors in New Orleans will not graduate this year. This startling statistic according to Paul Pastureac, New Orleans District Superintendent, PBS News Hour 2/8/08. Also 85% of the students in school in new Orleans are 2 or more grade levels behind, most 3-4. [...]
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