September 21, 2005

School Climate & Safety Bush Proposes Evacuee Aid for Districts, School Vouchers

The Bush administration is proposing up to $1.9 billion in federal aid to help school districts and charter schools that are enrolling some of the 300,000-plus students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Student Well-Being & Movement Needs of Displaced Students Emerge as Issue for Districts

As schools scrambled to absorb hundreds of thousands of students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, experts last week urged administrators to consider and plan for a host of academic and emotional issues that could come along with them.

School Climate & Safety More Openings Scheduled for School Districts Hit by Storm

Districts recovering from Hurricane Katrina are getting ready to start the 2005-06 school year for a second time, with most of the storm-damaged Gulf Coast school systems planning to welcome students by mid-October.

School Climate & Safety Law on Education of the Homeless a Challenge for Districts

A federal law that guarantees education for homeless children is easing the way into new schools for the thousands of children forced from home by Hurricane Katrina. But the law may also pose legal, financial, and administrative challenges for state and district officials striving to help them.

School Climate & Safety New Orleans Eyed as Clean Educational Slate

New Orleans will probably never be the same after Hurricane Katrina. But when it comes to schools, many educators and analysts say that might not be all bad.