Paul Pastorek on the New Orleans School Choice Revolution
Description: Paul Pastorek has served as the Louisiana State Superintendent of Education since his appointment in 2007, less than two years after Katrina ravaged the region. The storm appeared to be the final blow to an already failing public school system. But then something amazing happened. In the wake of Katrina, reformers like Paul Pastorek decided to seize the opportunity to start fresh with a system based on choice. Today, New Orleans has the most market-based school system in the U.S.(8:30)