Report: Gulf Coast schools shortchanged
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Thousands of Gulf Coast students are still displaced two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, and millions of dollars worth of school reconstruction projects remain unfunded, according to a report released Wednesday.
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By Penix, Matthew  Oil and gas infrastructure was left mangled when Hurricane Katrina rambled through the Gulf of Mexico in August 2005. Vast amounts of work needed to be done by engineering firms already short on employees.
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Almost three-quarters of California&#39;s fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders are out of shape, according to a new report by the state Department of Education.
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NEW ORLEANS, March 1 -- In his first visit to the Gulf Coast in six months, President Bush said Thursday that he heard "loud and clear" the growing complaints in the region that the federal response to Hurricane Katrina has become ensnared in red tape.
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Coastal Louisiana and Mississippi prepared Friday for what could be their first brush with tropical weather since hurricanes Katrina and Rita laid waste to the area and killed more than 1,600 people more than two years ago. A tropical depression lurking off the Florida Gulf Coast was expected to grow into a weak tropical storm before coming ashore Saturday afternoon, probably in Mississippi.
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A 3-point increase in average scores has moved Georgia out of the cellar in the annual SAT rankings. After two years of finishing last in the nation among states, Georgia&#39;s slight improvements and a slip in
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A new report for the first time measures the extent of the differences in academic standards from state to state.
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The Gulf Coast&#039;s hurricane protection system was overwhelmed by Katrina because it was built disjointedly using outdated data, according to an Army Corps of Engineers report released Thursday.
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COMO, Miss. -- Of all the nation's elementary schools, the one serving this poor, rural crossroads is at the bottom of the heap.
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By Tina Lam, Detroit Free Press  May 26--Michigan is getting shortchanged on federal funds to test for contamination at its beaches, according to a new federal report.
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Parents choose a school more because of its location than its exam results, a big survey suggests.
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School systems in Prince George&#39;s, Charles and St. Mary&#39;s counties have been placed on a watch list that puts them at risk for sanctions -- including eventual state intervention -- if student
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 11--We don't know if a wooded site on the northern edge of Gulfport is the best location for the expansion of the University of Southern Mississippi on the Coast.
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Twenty-seven of the 56 schools with bowl-bound football teams graduated less than half their players, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet the government's GCSE target but things are improving.
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By Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 7--GULFPORT -- Former Long Beach Mayor Robert Bass has been named project director of Gulf Coast Operations for the state College Board.
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By Adam C. Hartmann, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Feb. 7--Two county committees on school district organization may need  more time before making a recommendation that could change the future of the  Yucaipa-Calimesa and Beaumont school districts.