‘Directed by David E. Osborne, Turnaround gives an historical account of New Orleans’ failing public schools prior to Katrina in 2005. The adoption of charter schools in the aftermath of Katrina is broken down as the takeover of New Orleans public schools by the state’s Recovery School District, which had already been set into motion in response to failing schools in the late ‘90s. Deteriorating buildings and a failure to meet the most basic state requirements were hallmarks of New Orleans public schools prior to 2005, and the need to provide structure for returning families after Katrina sparked what became a charter school boom. Charter schools went on to replace virtually all public schools, and this feature does not shy away from concerns the community voiced including systemic racism from the state as well as protests against Teach For America for displacing local teachers who could not return after the storm.‘