willie zanders can irs is the ld attorney. >> the point is many of them are not working so people around the country need to understand that. that this for the most part has been an experiment. >> the politics of education are complicated. in new orleans especially so. we reached out to several people involved in the charter school movement. other than stan smith all were reluctant to speak to us for this report. when it comes to the public schools overhaul, a lot of people say race matters. predominantly black. the majority of public school students and teachers black. >> it was a far heavier blow to the black middle class that happened. the teachers had you prior to the storm in the community a lot of kids wanted to be like that person, that was somebody's aunt, you went to the grocery store, church with that person. all of that was taken away after the storm. >> revamp a mostly black student body are often wide or from out of town creating tension. it's been said they don't appreciate the role public schools have played in the crescent city. >> because in new orleans we have a very we