Don't Wait for Hurricane Season to Find the True Meaning of Life
There is nothing like an impending crisis to make you realize how much you take for granted.
Updated Hurricane Teaching Tips
Here you will find suggestions for dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane, as well as relevant academic ideas.
Emergency Preparedness For A Hurricane
There is nothing anyone can do when nature decides to leash out its fury. There is no way to stop it so people should brace for the worse and seek shelter.
Hurricane Aftermath Health & Safety Tips
Health and safety tips that are helpful following a hurricane. Focuses on disease prevention, emergency preparedness, mold damage prevention, etc.
New Orleans Schools Reach Out To Parents
The unsuccessful state of public schools in the nation is epitomized by the devastation of the city of New Orleans and the New Orleans Schools. Inner city and racial achievement gaps that had been ignored before Hurricane Katrina were impossible to ignore once the districts had to be rebuilt. The biggest challenge in rebuilding the New Orleans Schools seems to reflect the overall problem with public education in the United States. While everyone seems to have an opinion, no o...
New Orleans Schools Are On The Mend
New Orleans Schools are, for the first time, reporting improvement since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. In fact, many of its numbers are actually better than those before the hurricane. New Orleans Schools have improved in many of the key benchmarks that students, parents, and community members look at when assessing the strength of a school system. Below is a list of some of the important areas in which New Orleans Schools are making important strides.
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The Categories of Wind- An informative article about the different kinds of winds.
The speed at which the air current moves, and the direction from which it moves determines what the wind is named and also determines weather the wind is harmful or beneficial…
Hurricane Season 2006: Four Steps To An Efficient Evacuation.
It’s hard to believe it’s already hurricane season, and it’s also hard to believe that this season is projected to be as bad as or worse than last year’s season that saw hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. We’re here to help you prepare, but rather than repeat the usual “flashlight and first aid kit” disaster preparedness checklist, we’re going to give you a few details that will help your family plan an efficient evacuation should a severe hurricane threaten your area.
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What’s New In New Orleans Schools
Nearly two years ago, in the fall of 2005, Hurricane Katrina ravaged her way through New Orleans. Not only were homes, families, businesses, and business owners drastically affected by the storm, so were the students, teachers, staff, and administrators of New Orleans Schools. Prior to the storm, student enrollment in the New Orleans Schools system numbered at approximately 65,000. Presently, fewer than 22,000 students have returned to the area. The devastation wreaked by Kat...
Hurricane Proof Computer
Hurricanes cause billions of dollars in damage each year, including damage to computers. Being a Katrina evacuee and survivor myself, I wrote this guide to help people keep their computers safe during a hurricane.
Building New Orleans Schools From The Ground Up
Even before Hurricane Katrina New Orleans Schools suffered from a lack of teachers, run down facilities and failure to meet state and national guidelines. Since the devastating storm those problems are compounded. As students and families trickle back into New Orleans Schools, those in leadership roles must provide all the necessities to educate the current 27,000 children, along with 100 more who are enrolled each week.
New Orleans Schools have a new leadership team in p...
The Reality Of Global Warming
Global warming is happening because of Carbon dioxide being released into our atmosphere. This is like the city smogs that we used to see in the 1900's, retaining or trapping the infrared heat from the sun in the atmosphere.