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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaajp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: O n April 20, the Louisiana Senate unanimously adopted Senate Bill 432 (SB 432) and sent it to the Louisiana House, where it currently sits. The bill would unify New Orleans charter schools under a single authorizer, the local Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), which is comprised of elected members. In doing so, many elementsof the New Orleans school system, acombination of charter and public schools developed over the last decade, would be codified in one law. SB 432 preserves charter schools' autonomy, citywidefamily choice, school accountability, and adistrict-widefocus on common enrollment and expulsion systems. Thisisgood tosee, asthe system has not alwayscontained such mechanisms to help ensure student success. As recently as2003, the New Orleansschool system had hit rock bottom and was in need of complete overhaul. Background In May2003, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco signed into law Act 9, which created the Recovery School District (RSD). The RSD was created to takeover and transform any Louisiana schoolsthat had not met minimum academic standards for four consecutive years. By spring 2005, the RSD had taken over five New Orleans schools. Then HurricaneKatrinahit in fall 2005, weakening or wiping out almost all public school AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE 1

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