re: 19 people shot in NOLA since Friday

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so you are saying it isnt a problem?

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i dont think i ever said it hasn't decreased or anything about that

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Nola is the best it has ever been

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besides the bum population and the murders, yes, it is

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And as always, data can be deceiving; part of the drop is explained by the survival rate of shooting victims.

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lsufan27

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He's probably never been to Louisiana, much less New Orleans

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The only way it can get better is for the black community to leave and tax paying community to come back. That of course will never happen because the schools are the only thing worse than the crime problem.

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Forbes has ranked greater New Orleans as tied for the title of No. 1 "Brainpower City" in the U.S., based on the percentage growth in college graduates between 2007 and 2012. In that time, the New Orleans region gained 44,005 graduates, an increase of 20.3 percent, almost twice the national average of 10.9 percent.

. In fact, Forbes named the Greater New Orleans Area No.1 Metro for IT Job Growth and No. 2 Best Big City for Jobs in the United States. Other accolades have included rankings as the No. 2 Employment Market in the Country, America’s Best City for School Reform, top city for entrepreneurs on two separate lists, and No.1 on the list of America’s Biggest Brain Magnets for drawing people under the age of twenty-five with college degrees.

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Evidence also shows that the growing population is not just the result of returning residents, as newcomers have also been lured into the city. In fact, according to a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, one in nine current New Orleans residents were not living in the area prior to Hurricane Katrina. The group represents a demographic of people who are more likely to be younger and better educated, further contributing to the city’s recovery and reform.

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That of course will never happen [/b]because the schools are the only thing worse than the crime problem.

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The Recovery School District has also been a catalyst for reform, aggressively turning around a public school system that was on the brink of deterioration. Today, New Orleans leads the nation in percentage of public school students enrolled in charter schools with 70%, and as a result, the number of public schools designated to have had “failing” standards has significantly dropped. Although not yet perfect, the standardized testing scores are improving, as well.

Before Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005, 65 percent of the city’s public schools failed to meet standards, according to data from Louisiana, which U.S. News and World Report placed as 46th out of 50 states in a 2013 education ranking. The city fired approximately 7,000 teachers and public school employees, in the aftermath of the disaster, opting to completely start over with charter schools and with new teachers and other staffers.

Now only 6 percent of the schools are failing, educators say, and charter school supporters are heralding the turnaround as a major success.

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. I love living here, you love living here, who gives a shite if other people don't? Not to mention people living in BR.

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