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A sin is a sin: Black, white collar crime\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nJune 25, 2007 \r\n\r\nFederal prosecutors indicted former New Orleans School Board member, Ellenese Brooks-Simms, for…

A sin is a sin:…

The school change game\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre M. Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nJune 18, 2007 talkback\r\n\r\nThe State Superintendent of Education and the Recovery School District have contracted with architectural and…

The school change…

Taming the gaming addiction\r\n\r\nBy Dr. Andre Perry, Contributing Columnist\r\nJune 4, 2007 \r\n\r\nMy parental mantra is: I just can\'t keep beating myself up over my son\'s behavior. I did everything a good parent…

Taming the gaming…

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

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…