JEFFREY BROWN:

In September, New Orleans will be home to the country's first all-charter school district. It's an evolution that began more than a decade ago and was greatly accelerated after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, when state officials and others seized the opportunity to overhaul the city's troubled system.

Special correspondent for education John Merrow reported on the effort over the years in a series of stories for us and has now produced a documentary titled "Rebirth."

Here's a short clip that takes us back to early days for the charter movement in 2005.