Public relations in the eye of the storm: Lessons from professionals in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Lundy, Lisa; Broussard, Jinx Coleman

doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2007.02.008

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“…This impact was found to primarily focus on the structural and physical damage suffered by schools. A large percentage of the scholarly work was written about education and the rebuilding of New Orleans (Kopkowski, ; Lundy & Broussard, ; Maxwell, ; Moorer, ; Perry, ; Toppo, n.d.). These articles discussed how New Orleans education was “starting over” (p. 01A) and faced the realities of finding new teachers, accommodating rapidly returning students, and dealing with the devastation following the hurricane (Toppo, n.d.).…”

Section: Hurricane Katrina's Impact On Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Hurricane Katrina Effect on Mathematics Achievement in Mississippi

Lamb

Gross

Lewis

2013

School Sci & Mathematics

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Hurricane Katrina caused severe physical damage to the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Homes and businesses were destroyed. Natural habitats were annihilated, and many Americans were displaced for days, weeks, and even years. This study investigated the within-subject effects and contrasts of poverty, rurality, and location within a Katrina distance impact zone on mathematics achievement in fifth-grade, eighth-grade, and Algebra I schools in Mississippi during the 2004-2007 school years. Through an analysis of publicly available school data, all school groups were found to have been impacted by Katrina, but the nonpoor/nonrural Algebra I schools within a 90-mile radius of Katrina's point of landfall were affected the greatest. Interesting patterns in eighth-grade mathematics achievement results were additionally found. Rural schools were impacted to a greater extent than their nonrural counterparts. Several findings in this study were startling and counterintuitive, but this initial analysis into the impact of Katrina on mathematics achievement in Mississippi illustrated that catastrophic natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina can cause more than just physical damage.

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Section: Hurricane Katrina's Impact On Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%