The School Year Must Go On

Thursday, September 01, 2005

I don't know if everyone is as riveted by the news following Hurricane Katrina as am I, but I can't seem to stop compulsively reading the paper. My heart goes out to anyone who has family members or friends directly affected.

With current estimates ranging anywhere from one month to 16 weeks until the water will be cleared out of New Orleans, nearly 20% of Louisiana's public school children will miss a significant chunk of their school year. The New York Times reports on Texas' generosity in opening its schools to storm refugees. Some colleges and universities are apparently reaching out to the hundred thousand college students who will most likely be displaced for the fall semester.

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