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Andre Perry

Dr. Andre Perry, a contributing writer, is a David M. Rubenstein Fellow at The Brookings Institution. Perry was the founding dean of urban education at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Mich. Previously, Perry worked in both academic and administrative capacities, most notably as CEO of the Capital One-University of New Orleans Charter Network, which consisted of four charter schools in New Orleans. A native of Pittsburgh, Perry earned his Ph.D. in education policy and leadership from the University of Maryland-College Park. Perry’s views have been featured on NBC, National Public Radio, Al Jazeera America, GOOD Magazine, TheGriot.com, The New Republic and CNN. In 2011, UNO Press released his book, The Garden Path: The Miseducation of a City.

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COLUMN: What rational parents must do to combat education conspiracies

Avatar photo by Andre Perry November 16, 2021November 16, 2021

Recently, the right-wing magazine The Federalist published a warning to parents in the form of a conspiratorial, unhinged and poorly supported op-ed titled, “If The Left Ends Parent Rights, You Might Need A License To Raise Your Own Child.” In the piece, author Stella Morabito built on the hysteria around critical race theory to forewarn […]

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COLUMN: Schools should do much more to protect young women from sexual abuse

Avatar photo by Andre Perry September 21, 2021September 21, 2021
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COLUMN: New Orleans students are still vulnerable to Ida and other future storms

Avatar photo by Andre Perry September 7, 2021September 8, 2021
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COLUMN: Universities are finally acknowledging their complicity in slavery, but they must offer reparations, too

Avatar photo by Andre Perry and Anthony Barr August 24, 2021September 8, 2021
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Posted inEarly Education

COLUMN: The child tax credit, not charter schools, was the reform we needed to help kids succeed

Avatar photo by Andre Perry July 20, 2021July 21, 2021
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COLUMN: Student debt cancellation isn’t regressive, it’s anti-racist

Avatar photo by Andre Perry July 6, 2021July 6, 2021
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COLUMN: Employers, don’t blame the ‘skills gap’ on workers, blame yourselves

Avatar photo by Andre Perry and Anthony Barr June 22, 2021June 22, 2021
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COLUMN: Tenure protects free speech. Racism threatens to undo it

Avatar photo by Andre Perry May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
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Posted inRace and Equity

COLUMN: If you don’t want critical race theory to exist, stop being racist

Avatar photo by Andre Perry May 11, 2021May 12, 2021
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COLUMN: Higher education is the key to the new infrastructure system we need

Avatar photo by Andre Perry April 27, 2021February 9, 2022

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