“I think the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina. That education system was a disaster, and it took Hurricane Katrina to wake up the community to say that ‘we have to do better.’ ” — Education Secretary Arne Duncan, in an interview with Roland Martin of cable station TVOne
Education’s perfect storm
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Feb. 1, 2010, 5:00 a.m. ET