TheList

Updated list of scholarship opportunities (and related topics) with an emphasis toward (but not exclusive to) Historically Black Colleges and Universities and African-American Students
-Barry Wynn

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

WSJ.com - In Their New Homes, Evacuee Kids Find A Familiar Divide: "The three public-school districts that encompass greater New Orleans had 154,000 students displaced by the hurricane. According to the National Association of Independent Schools, the area also has 11 private schools in the association with 6,000 displaced students. As they spread out across the nation, many of the private-school students are landing spots in elite schools. Middle-class New Orleans parents are on the hunt for better public schools while some students like Toler Robinson aren't sure yet when or where they'll start school."