Louisiana

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Louisiana
Curriculum Displaced TFA Corps to Work in Louisiana Relief Centers
Some 50 Teach For America teachers who lost their jobs because of the devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina should soon be back at work as managers in Louisiana’s recovery effort.
Bess Keller, October 18, 2005
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2 min read
Staff members at Metairie Park Country Day clean school library books damaged in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. All but about 200 of its 31,000 books were saved.
Staff members at Metairie Park Country Day clean school library books damaged in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. All but about 200 of its 31,000 books were saved.
Susan Cohen for Education Week
School Choice & Charters Private Schools Feel Slighted by Disaster-Relief Rules
Private school administrators are trying to get on an equal footing with public schools when it comes to qualifying for money from FEMA.
Mary Ann Zehr, October 18, 2005
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5 min read
Mold grows beneath the whiteboard in a portable classroom at Paul J. Solis Elementary School in Gretna, La. Its message was written just before Hurricane Katrina.
Mold grows beneath the whiteboard in a portable classroom at Paul J. Solis Elementary School in Gretna, La. Its message was written just before Hurricane Katrina.
Christopher Powers/Education Week
Education District Faces Host of Logistical Woes
Jefferson Parish school officials had lots to worry about in getting campuses ready to reopen Oct. 3, five weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit. Many of the worries remain.
Erik W. Robelen, October 18, 2005
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2 min read
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School Climate & Safety Winds of Change
As their schools reopened after Hurricane Katrina, students and teachers were realizing just how much their lives had changed.
Erik W. Robelen, October 18, 2005
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11 min read
School Choice & Charters Catholic Schools Reopening After Katrina
Lots of hugs and stories were shared last week in the Archdiocese of New Orleans as students returned to class in 37 Roman Catholic schools that opened for the first time since Hurricane Katrina blasted the region six weeks ago.
Mary Ann Zehr, October 11, 2005
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6 min read
School Choice & Charters Majority of New Orleans Independent Schools Still Closed
Only one of the 11 independent schools in the greater New Orleans area that were affected by Hurricane Katrina has reopened, though most expect to reopen by January, private school leaders said last week.
Mary Ann Zehr, October 11, 2005
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2 min read
An uprooted tree remains in the courtyard outside Bonnabel High School in Kenner, La., while students gather during their lunch period on their first day back to school since Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast.
An uprooted tree remains in the courtyard outside Bonnabel High School in Kenner, La., while students gather during their lunch period on their first day back to school since Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast.
Christopher Powers/Education Week
Student Well-Being & Movement Many Seats Still Empty as Schools Outside New Orleans Reopen
Life in this community near New Orleans took an important step toward returning to normal this week, as students filed into Bonnabel High School and 78 other Jefferson Parish public schools for the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit in late August.
Erik W. Robelen, October 5, 2005
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2 min read
School Choice & Charters New Orleans Archdiocese Celebrates Reopening Of Some Catholic Schools
Just over a month after Hurricane Katrina hit the greater New Orleans area, six high schools and 30 elementary schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans are opening this week in Jefferson Parish.
Mary Ann Zehr, October 4, 2005
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4 min read
School & District Management Opinion Don’t Count Them Out
Kati Haycock says that over the past decade, Louisiana's students and educators have made great strides. With help from education leaders, the state can and will recover from Hurricane Katrina.
Kati Haycock, September 13, 2005
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3 min read
School Climate & Safety Educators Wonder If They’ll Go Back to New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina has upended the lives of many educators from southeast Louisiana, including two principals from New Orleans who stopped by the East Baton Rouge district office last week to apply for jobs.
Erik W. Robelen, September 13, 2005
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2 min read
Trellis Royal, left, registers her daughter Lakeithia Plearson at a school in Baton Rouge, La., with other families displaced by the hurricane on Sept. 6, 2005. The city's public schools had signed up thousands of new students last week.
Trellis Royal, left, registers her daughter Lakeithia Plearson at a school in Baton Rouge, La., with other families displaced by the hurricane on Sept. 6, 2005. The city's public schools had signed up thousands of new students last week.
Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP
School & District Management ‘Normal’ a Long Way Off for Schools in Louisiana
Louisiana was struggling last week to pick up the educational pieces after its pounding by Hurricane Katrina.
Erik W. Robelen, September 13, 2005
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6 min read
School Climate & Safety Their Buildings Took a Beating, Returning School Officials Find
Mold is growing on the carpet, chairs, tables, and walls of the Jefferson Parish school district’s main office here.
Erik W. Robelen, September 13, 2005
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2 min read
School & District Management Schools Open Doors to Students Fleeing Gulf Coast Disaster
Thousands of children displaced by one of the most destructive natural disasters will be back in school soon, sometimes as far as 500 miles away.
David J. Hoff, September 2, 2005
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7 min read
School & District Management Refugee Louisiana Principal Seeks Ways to Help Victims
When Donna Berggren, a principal from Louisiana, arrived in Houston after a trek to escape Hurricane Katrina, she did what she knows best.
Jeff Archer, September 1, 2005
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2 min read
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