One of the major struggles New Orleans faced after Hurricane Katrina was the rebuilding process among a population that had been living in poverty. A large contribution to poverty level is the level of education that occupants have received, and New Orleans needed to continue to educate it's children. In an attempt to provide a proper environment for education, while still maintaining some of the history, the Akili Charter School had the damaged William Frantz building renovated. They made sure to preserve certain aspects of the building and as a tribute, there is the Ruby Bridge's Room that celebrates her bravery.
*Painting by Norman Rockwell depicting six-year-old Ruby Bridges walking into her new elementary school as one of the first African American children allowed to attend the once "all-white" academy, in 1960.
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