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In New Orleans, Traditional Public Schools Close for Good

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reine.de.tout6/01/2014 8:55:26 pm PDT

re: #148 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

But they’re not open to all, right? The bit above about some of the charter schools not participating in the lottery is accurate?

The charter schools are open to all, but people choose which school they want their children to attend. Most often, this is the one geographically closest.

There is only a lottery if the number of applicants for a particular school exceeds the available space in that school. I found this: