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Hurricane Katrina destroyed most of New Orleans' public education system. As the region rebuilds, public school availability--and quality--will play important roles in determining whether families return. For the foreseeable future, the system will need to operate amid uncertainty about how many students it needs to educate and how they will be distributed across neighborhoods. The city and state response to the challenge must be aimed at two key objectives: adaptability and quality. This essay draws upon recent experience in other cities to outline a strategy for rebuilding New Orleans' public education system. If such a strategy is implemented, it could pioneer new ways of organizing public education in cities nationwide.

Among many other provisions, the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act forbade employers to hire illegal immigrants, and established a public information and regulatory apparatus both to help employers comply with the law and to detect and punish violators. This study examines the implementation of those provisions of the act. The authors conclude that the first three years of implementation achieved the initial objectives of employer sanctions--in particular the objective of educating employers about the law's provisions. But the future stability of the program is threatened by a number of factors, including a low level of enforcement that could lead employers to discount the sanctions threat.

Among many other provisions, the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act forbade employers to hire illegal immigrants, and established a public information and regulatory apparatus both to help employers comply with the law and to detect and punish violators. This study examines the implementation of those provisions of the act. The authors conclude that the first three years of implementation achieved the initial objectives of employer sanctions--in particular the objective of educating employers about the law's provisions. But the future stability of the program is threatened by a number of factors, including a low level of enforcement that could lead employers to discount the sanctions threat.

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