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Mrs. Bush's Remarks After a Visit to New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School
Mrs. Laura Bush talks with students during her tour of the New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School Thursday, April 19, 2007, in New Orleans, La. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush talks with students during her tour of the New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School Thursday, April 19, 2007, in New Orleans, La. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Full Story
Mrs. Laura Bush tours the new kitchen at Willie Mae’s Scotch House Thursday, April 19, 2007, in New Orleans, La. The restaurant was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. Pictured with Mrs. Bush are, from left, Willie Mae’s grandson Ronnie Seaton, Sr., 93-year-old Willie Mae Seaton, and Chef John Besh of Restaurant August. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush talks with 93-year-old restaurant owner Willie Mae Seaton, center, her grandson Ronnie Seaton, Sr., left, and Chef John Besh of Restaurant August at Willie Mae’s Scotch House Thursday, April 19, 2007, in New Orleans, La. The restaurant was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush delivers remarks at the New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School Thursday, April 19, 2007, in New Orleans, La. "Schools are essential to the recovery that's under way," said Mrs. Bush. "And we know that young people who have suffered trauma heal best when they can resume a normal routine at their own school." White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush thanks 11th grade student Ashley Joplin, who introduced the First Lady, at the New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School Thursday, April 19, 2007, in New Orleans, La. "According to the United States Department of Education, more than 1,000 private and public schools in the Gulf Coast region were damaged or destroyed," said Mrs. Bush. "Today, 94 percent of the schools in Louisiana have reopened. In New Orleans, 58 public schools are now up and running." White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush watches a student demonstrate an experiment with static electricity and a balloon at the New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School Thursday, April 19, 2007, in New Orleans, La. Originally created as a half-day program in 1992, the program reorganized itself as The New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School after Hurricane Katrina sent the city’s school system into a state of crisis. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush talks with students during her tour of the New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School Thursday, April 19, 2007, in New Orleans, La. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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