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| December 31, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Dolan Media Newswires. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Stephen Maloney

In the evolving world of post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans public schools, 2007 brought changes in nearly every facet of education. In February, longtime state Superintendent of Education Cecil Picard died at age 69 from Lou Gehrig's disease after overseeing the state's public education system for 11 years. New Orleans native and former Board of Elementary and Secondary Education President Paul Pastorek replaced Picard in March. The state run Recovery School District came under new leadership two months later when national education leader Paul Vallas took over in May. Vallas has a long history of changing ailing public school systems in…

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