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How the 2005 Hurricanes Affected Students in Louisiana
Publication Date: January 2006
Publisher(s): RAND Corporation
Author(s): Shannah Tharp-Taylor; Daniel F. McCaffrey; John F. Pane
Funder(s): RAND Corporation
Funder(s): RAND Corporation
Topic: Education (School administration)
Abstract:
This research brief summarizes a study of the movements of Louisiana public school students in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and of the short-term effects of these displaced students on the state's public education system.