Of the nearly 12,300 slots available in the citywide lottery for this school year, 20 % were in schools rated F in 2012, 29 % in D schools, 11 % in C schools, 14 % in B schools and none in A schools, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal. (b4njkids.org)
Mr. White initiated the citywide lottery system two years ago. (b4njkids.org)
None of New Orleans» eight A-rated schools — all charter schools under the control of the local school board — participated in the citywide lottery. (b4njkids.org)