Can New Orleans stitch lives back together when homicide remains its leading cause of death?
Andre Perry
Andre Perry is the founding dean of urban education at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Mich. and the author of The Garden Path: The Miseducation of a City (2011).
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When It’s Okay to Give Public Education Advocates the Side-Eye
At least one group cares for youth beyond the schoolhouse
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For the Sake of Democracy, Hold Schools Accountable!
The education bill that brings American families more than a name change
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Bringing a Horn to a Gun Fight: One Musician’s Culturally Relevant Response to Urban Violence
When music is the answer to violence
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Choking Students Out of School is Never Acceptable
Brutality does not teach accountability, on camera or off
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Add Professors to the List of People Attacking Black and Brown Collegians
Why faculty guarding of free speech is really an assault on student voice
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Why Aren’t Schools in Poor Communities Built to Meet Local Students’ Needs?
Dilapidated schools are about neglected communities, not poor construction
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Violent South Carolina Classroom Arrest Damages a Whole Community
We should treat students like future teachers – not criminals
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If the President Won’t Put Children First, Who Will?
Louisiana politics illustrate why it’s difficult for a president to be a cheerleader for any particular belief system
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Say It In Any Language You Want – Latinos Need a Voice in the U.S. Education Debate
In this photo taken May 22, 2010, Brownie Sibrian, soon to graduate from Whittier College, gives a valedictory speech at a Latino pre-graduation celebration, sponsored by the Latino Student Assn. and MEChA, about a week before graduation on the campus in Whittier, Calif. Photo: AP Photo/Reed Saxon An education is democratic when those who receive […]
