The lives of schoolchildren in New Orleans before and after Huricane Katrina : understanding what children bring back to the classroom /

Abstract

Provides an overview of the trauma that New Orleans children experienced before and after Hurricane Katrina, with a focus on the exacerbating factors of race and socioeconomic status. The author uses post-Katrina narratives of children to give readers some idea of the trauma they endured. Contains recommendations for school-based interventions so teachers can better meet the needs of their students. In addition, recommendations are presented for local, state, and national law-makers to change funding guidelines and testing requirements, and to provide school-based mental health programs. Thesis (M.S. Ed.) - - Bank Street College of Education, New York, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-59) and abstract.