In this article, the author talks about the disaster in the United States that reignited a debate about poverty and the responsibility of government--and government schools--that had never really gone away in the first place. Hurricane Katrina was one of the biggest natural disasters in the U.S. that swept through four states, killed more than…

During a two-week period from September 14-26, 1970, the National Education Association Task Force visited a total of 70 school districts in Mississippi and Louisiana. Team members met with teachers, principals, parents, lay citizens, and civil rights and other community groups, and, wherever possible, they visited schools and conferred also with…