“The money we get to rebuild depends largely on contents and varies widely. They're trying to do good. They're trying to help, but the work started happening before all the avenues had cleared.”
“The system was academically and financially bankrupt before the storm. We think there were a lot of good teachers and administrators working in the system, but there was just a lot of mismanagement.”
“We're a different entity coming in from the outside, and we have to put our resources where our moth is and show parents we can do a better job. Displaced parents were able to see what a better school system looks like, and they are now calling us and demanding that we provide the same, if not better. And we agree.”