Hello, everyone. If you've been listening for a while, you know I've been spending some time down in New Orleans reporting on the 20 years since Katrina and what has happened to the education system down there. And we're finally ready to share with you what we've been reporting. And we're going to drop the first episode of this new podcast. It's called Where the

Schools Went. And you can listen to that first episode here. And then you could subscribe to

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really one of the most important and overlooked stories

and education in our lifetimes. So I think you're really going to love it. Let's jump right in.

August 29, 2005, the heat pressed down, over 100 degrees in a city built below sea level.

New Orleans.

The levees were still holding, but just barely.

The storm had doubled in size overnight.

There's been a levy breach that occurred along the industrial canal at Tennessee Street.

Three to eight feet of water expected from this breach.

The Superdome was already filling with families, and local TV reporters were switching from

forecasters to beggars, pleading with people to leave.

Roughly 100,000 people, many without cars, credit cards, or places to go were left behind.

We also report of a leak, too, in the Superdome that part of the roof has peeled back.

Of course, this is a shelter.

There are about 10,000 people located here.

When the storm finally hit, it wasn't just a storm.

It was a flood, a collapse, a national trauma.

Incredible, incredible amount of water coming in with this.

Winds have been gusting 100 to 20 miles an hour in some cases.

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