Memo to charters: Steal, pirate, plagiarize the private school playbook
Private prep school have forged many of secondary education's "best practices." Folwell Dunbar says the best public charter schools are smart to be copycats.
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Opinion
Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire. This category features thought-provoking essays and commentary from writers, community members, and photographers offering insight into the issues, ideas, and experiences that shape New Orleans and beyond.
Too late to save face, but time for LSU to settle van Heerden lawsuit
LSU tried to discredit Ivor van Heerden and then fired him for speaking out about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' failures with the levees in New Orleans. Now the university is fighting his wrongful termination lawsuit.
Ref’s bad call spared us eternal ignominy for Super Bowl blackout
Nagin’s weird ride: from showboat to search for anonymity
“Simply put, the Ray Nagin of 2013 is almost unrecognizable as the man who swept New Orleans off its feet in 2002," writes Gordon Russell.
Free expression or feds’ folly: Comment-gate likely to widen
Have other courthouse insiders posted inappropriate comments on NOLA.com?
Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’: About race or just plain racist?
An exploration of Quentin Tarantino's intent that goes beyond his use of the n-word.
