- Douglas Harris
- April 2013
- PC10-2013
- Link to HarrisPodcastApril2013 (MP3)
- Link to HarrisPodcastTranscript (PDF)
Douglas Harris, associate professor of economics and University Endowed Chair in Public Education at Tulane University in New Orleans, talks about the development of the charter school system in New Orleans coming out of Hurricane Katrina. He explains some of the likely hypotheses for why New Orleans’ schools might be doing better and discusses the challenges of measuring improvement in the city’s schools.