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Getting it out in the open: \"College is not for Everyone\"\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nMay 21, 2007 talkback\r\n\r\nThere\'s something disingenuous about the phrase, \"college is not for…

Getting it out in…

The guarantees of Virginia Tech\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nApril 23, 2007 talkback\r\n\r\nEvery year, we send our precious children to college packed with fresh linens, new underwear and a…

The Guarantees of…

Spotlight for high-achieving students\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Continuing Columnist\r\nApril 16, 2007 \r\n\r\nSo much of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and Recovery School District\'s reform…

Spotlight for…

Making the Grade\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nApril 9, 2007 \r\n\r\nIf the district can get a second chance to correct a mistake, why can\'t its students? The beleaguered Recovery School…

Making the Grade

Getting Nagin\'s speech out of the comfort zone\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nMarch 26, 2007 \r\n\r\nSomebody please rescue the lost art of speech writing. Mayor Ray Nagin\'s extemporaneous…

Getting Nagin\'s…

You have to be twice as smart\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nMarch 19, 2007 \r\n\r\n\"You have to be twice as smart - you have to be twice as good.\" The saying used to be the battle cry for…

You have to be twice…

Where\'s the love in educational leadership?\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nMarch 12, 3007 talkback\r\n\r\nCan a professor of education talk about love for a moment? Is it possible to talk…

Where\'s the love in…

How does it feel to be a problem?\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nFebruary 12, 2007 \r\n\r\n\"How does it feel to be a problem?\" W.E.B. DuBois courageously gave words to the painful realities…

How does it feel to…

Rebuild around Colleges\r\nBy Dr. Andre Perry, Contributing Columnist
 December 12, 2005 \r\nFormer Presidents Bush and Clinton came to the University of New Orleans campus on Wednesday, December 7, to announce how…

Rebuild around…

What Next for St. Augustine parishioners?\r\nBy Dr. Andre Perry, Contributing Columnist
April 3, 2006 \r\n\r\nBecause of its structure, power, and the adherence of clergy to hierarchy, bringing change to the Catholic…

What Next for St.…