The New Orleans community faces many problems, both school-related and non-school-related. Due to the fact that in 2005 Hurricane Katrina destroyed up to 80% of the city. Many parts of the city lay below sea level and, much of which was only a few feet above sea level, were inundated by waters up to 25 feet deep in certain areas. This storm damaged or destroyed more than 100 of the school district's 128 school buildings. Meanwhile, school reform swept through the city, taking advantage of the damage and turning the area into a testing ground for charter schools. The majority of students attending New Orleans public schools now attend independent public charter schools, making New Orleans the only city in the country where more than half of all public school children attend schools chartered. This natural disaster caused the population of New Orleans to plummet. more than half after Hurricane Katrina. Seven years after the hurricane, New Orleans' population is 76% of the pre-storm population. Of these 76%, 21.3% are school-age children. Shortly after the hurricane, many children found themselves without homes or schools. There are community organizations and unions that have helped parents best decide which school to place their children in, helped them raise funds, and provided general advice for new schools being built. Over the past three years, 33 New Orleans public schools have been reported for allegations of cheating on standardized tests. There were 51 separate cases of irregular test scores in schools in 2010, 2011 and 2012 alone. This may be because standardized testing is a major problem in New Orleans. Usually, schools that continually have low test scores would be taken over by ...... middle of paper ...... the RSD agency would take over all low-performing schools. Based on my research on New Orleans and this documentary I believe that as a solution, teachers and communities should have control over education reform policies, because no one knows better than teachers what is effective and which is not. I also believe that all students should have equal educational opportunities, regardless of socioeconomic status, race, or special needs, every child should receive the same level of education. I also strongly disagree with testing being the driving factor in funding and teaching jobs being on the line because many students are not good test takers. This documentary and my research on New Orleans has definitely changed my view of the education system and opened my eyes, as an educator of the future, to the issues I currently face as an educator..