Public school enrollment rises in Louisiana

FromThe Baton Rouge Advocate: Public school enrollment is up in Lousiana, but there is disagreement on why it is happening. State Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek says some of the increase stems from students leaving private and parochial schools because of the recession. But others say the enrollment surge has occurred because of students returning to New Orleans area schools quicker than expected as part of the resettlement since Hurricane Katrina.