Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans' education system forever, creating the first all-charter school district in the U.S.

Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever destroying the school system but for ...

Sister Vera Butler (80), from Portmagee, Co Kerry, was living in New Orleans when the storm hit. Having joined the ...

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans survived not because of the government investment that stood it up but because of the ...

New Orleans will mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina with official commemorative events, including memorials, cultural ...

Nearly 1,400 people died after Hurricane Katrina crashed into Louisiana and Mississippi. Most of the deaths were in New Orleans, which has had an uneven recovery in the past 20 years.

United Way of Southeast Louisiana honored the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with an amplified day of service Saturday ...

One hundred schools were put into a state-run district, and within a decade, the state closed all of them, replacing them ...

When Hurricane Katrina struck 20 years ago, it devastated New Orleans and transformed its schools, leaving behind the nation's first all-charter district. For many who lived through that upheaval, the ...

Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina completely disrupted schooling in New Orleans. When families returned to the city, a growing number of charter schools promised to send every student to college.

Twenty years later, WDSU continues to tell stories of resilience, loss and rebirth. We have a lot of locals here at WDSU — people who were working here during the storm or living here. WDSU ...