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Hurricane Archive

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

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\r\nVisitors and locals alike often rephrase the famous Vegas saying, \"What happens in New Orleans, stays in New Orleans. Teachers have a different take on Vegas\' mantra of shamelessness - what happens in New Orleans…

Why are drugs…

\r\nThe Clarence L. Barney Student of the Week Program announced their first Students of the Year award winners at a banquet honoring the 27 eligible students Friday, January 11, 2008. Katherine Klimitas of Loyola…

If there is a \"charter experiment,\" then its primary research question should be, how can local schools create an inclusive environment that is both educationally rich and transformative? In other words, find ways to…

Alternatives for the…

This week the Recovery School District announced that it may initiate a pay-for-performance plan, which would reward teacher and staff bonuses for school-wide student achievement. It seems like a simple concept; reward…

Easier to buy…

The Reprise of Shame\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nDecember 24, 2007 talkback\r\n\r\nWe can all agree that housing choices for the poor should change. The historic, unanimous vote from New…

The Reprise of Shame

Girls are smarter than boys by knit-work design\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nOctober 1, 2007 \r\n\r\nLast week federal education officials released results from the National Assessment of…

Girls are smarter…

Are you down for the cause?\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nSeptember 24, 2007 \r\n\r\nWhen you first read the about the Jena 6 case, how did you feel? Your emotions probably poured along either…

Are you down for the…

The politics of friendship\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nAugust 20, 2007 talkback\r\n\r\nThe recent investigations, indictments, plea bargains, confessionals, and jail sentences revolve around…

The politics of…

Not just better schools, better neighborhood schools\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\n\r\nSeptember 17, 2007\r\n\r\nBetween the rush to improve public school outcomes and the dash for charter…

Not just better…

Adios amigos! No more taco trucks in Jefferson Parish\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nJuly 2, 2007 \r\n\r\nThe Jefferson Parish City Council enacted an ordinance that placed a ban on those taco…

Adios amigos! No…