Letter from the editor.None of us will forget the images from New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , coastal cities in Mississippi List of cities in Mississippi, arranged in alphabetical order. A
v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr. 1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town. 2. by Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , the worst
natural disaster in American history. Our Cover Story and Opinion page
examine both its immediate aftershocks and its long-term impact on the
economy, politics, and society. Elsewhere in this issue, we bring you
and your students news from the Supreme Court, the Middle East, and
Africa.
Many of you have been asking how Scholastic is contributing to the Katrina relief effort. The company is donating $100,000 to the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. Disaster Relief Fund and matching employee contributions to the Fund. In addition, Scholastic is making in-kind donations of books and curriculum materials to schools that have been affected, and will coordinate school-based initiatives through its Book Fairs and Book Clubs to continue extensive donations of books during the long recovery effort ahead. For more information on these initiatives, please go to www.scholastic.com. |
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