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Secretary Spellings Visits New Orleans, Observes Hurricane Katrina Anniversary (August 24, 2006)
Secretary Spellings participates in a discussion with kindergarten students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Math & Science in New Orleans.
Secretary Spellings participates in a discussion with kindergarten students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Math & Science in New Orleans.

Secretary Spellings visits with students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Math & Science in New Orleans, Louisiana. Secretary Spellings was in New Orleans visiting students and meeting with leaders of higher education before the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Secretary Spellings participates in a discussion with kindergarten students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Math & Science in New Orleans.
Secretary Spellings meets with kindergarten students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Math & Science in New Orleans. Secretary Spellings and Chairman Donald Powell, Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, award the President's Volunteer Service Award to volunteers serving at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Math & Science in New Orleans.
Secretary Spellings meets with New Orleans area university presidents and representatives. Secretary Spellings was in New Orleans to announce the award of approximately $22 million in foreign donations given to nine higher education institutions in Louisiana.  

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