Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

Education Reform: The New Orleans School Experiment

Higher Ed
The video discusses the reform of the New Orleans education system after Hurricane Katrina destroyed all schools in the city. The government implemented the use of independent charter schools, which allowed for competition and choice for...
Instructional Video2:04
TMW Media

Remembering how Hurricane Katrina wrecked through New Orleans

K - 5th
In this episode of Travel Thru History we’re wading from the Bayou to the Boulevard in the deep south of North America to a city that knows how to have a good time. It hosts one of the biggest festivals in the country and is well-known...
Instructional Video5:15
Weatherthings

Hurricane Katrina: The Impact on Society

6th - 8th
Hurricane Katrina was historic, not just for size and strength but for way it hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and southeastern Louisiana. It led to death, destruction, displacement, and suffering, particularly in New Orleans. See the...
Instructional Video3:42
Weatherthings

Weather Things: Hurricane Ranking

6th - 8th
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
Instructional Video
BBC

Bbc: Bush Pledges to Lead Investigation

9th - 10th
Video report that recounts the continued rescue effort in New Orleans and discusses President George W. Bush's announcement that an investigation into the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Storm That Drowned a City

9th - 10th
Discover why the floodwalls in New Orleans failed when they should have held. Consider the alarming forecast of more intense storms in the coming years, and review preparedness measures underway to protect New Orleans from future...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Katrina

9th - 10th
NPR has kept a journal of the on-going events of what is being called the largest natural disaster to hit the United States, Hurricane Katrina.