New Orleans: It's all about the schools.

The debate over a "right of return" to New Orleans for those who have been displaced by the storm cannot begin in earnest until we figure out what to do about the Orleans Parish Public Schools. NPR's Claudio Sanchez says it succintly: the old school system in the city is dead.

Schools in New Orleans must be re-built, but the entire system must be re-structured. The notion of returning to the status quo is just not acceptable. I've started a YatPundit category, "Metro NOLA Schools" to document the return of our schools throughout the area.