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By Beth Lewis, About.com Guide to Elementary Education since 1999

A "Teachable Moment" in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Tuesday August 19, 2008
The New York Times takes a fascinating in-depth look at how Hurricane Katrina brought tragedy, and ultimately opportunity for renewal, to the New Orleans education system.

You'll be inspired and encouraged as you read about the Miller-McCoy Academy for Mathematics and Business, a new boys-only charter school in New Orleans, founded by two Memphis public school principals who moved south to make a difference in an impoverished and embattled community.

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