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RAND study says many Louisiana students displaced by hurricanes may suffer academically
11-29-2006 · EurekAlert!Many of the approximately 200,000 Louisiana students displaced from their public schools by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may experience long-term academic problems, according to a RAND Corp. study issued today.The vast majority of the displaced students missed weeks or more of school and did not return to their original schools by the end of the 2005-06 school year, according to the report prepared by RAND Education for the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute.
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