steve perry would walked in from germany, sitting down and having dinner. -- from a journey, sitting down and having dinner. i could not have got not know where else. by the time we got into the record industry, we would ride this out. we were already there. we were taught very seriously. when you see a celebrity, do not allow the camera. be respectful. when i met prince at 18, i was not really that excited. i was more excited, to be part of doing my job, but not infatuated with talking to him. he walked up and said, how are you doing? my name is prance. i said, how are you doing? that is what we did and we respected and we did the job. we never pulled out a camera, not once. mos def is , like, brroklyn. i did not scream oakland all the time. tavis: for all the bands that you have started and ran for comment -- written for, it is there another band in you in your career? are you going to do another one of these? >> i am playing with positions that i really like to play with. -- i am playing with musicians than ever like to play with. two drummers from michigan. i do not know if i cou

cnn education contributor steve perry tells us who qualifies. >> i have to admit, when i first saw anvard was offering up a no-parental contribution for students whose families made under $60,000, i thought it was an urban myth. what's the likelihood of finding a student whose family makes under $60,000 who is going to post the scores and the gpas that harvard has? >> we have about 18% of the freshmen class this year who fits that category. we want to make sure that people can come regardless of their financial circumstances. >> reporter: alyssa mackey is one of those students. >> i was actually applying to schools and my father passed away. that dramatically changed our financial situation. so that's why i'm in need of the assistance. when i applied, i didn't know about the financial aid initiative. i remember my mom opening the letter and thinking that there was a mistake because it said family contribution zero. >> there are many college presidents struggling with how to attract students from historically disadvantaged populations and what they can do. what is it you would say to t

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we wa >> let's switch to something es, steve perry is our education contributor. steve in your state there's a story that's really gripped a lot of parents and educators, 26 families were outed by a school district for sending their kids to a better school, problem is they didn't live in that school district. one of the moms was even charged with larceny, you're seeing a picture of her in court right now. that's from back in april. i want to ask you, does this represent sort of the unevenness of the public school education in this country? >> it is the american low point, it is the worst that we have to offer, when a person is damned to failure by virtue of the fact that they live in a poor neighborhood, that they don't have the resources to go to school, this is the worst that america has to offer its children because we can do better. one of the reasons why we don't have absolute school choice is because we fight so hard to make sure that teachers get to keep their jobs come what may. but when we put children first and we focus on their needs we find as parents s

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steve perry shows us how some children are teaching the teachers. >> the sin napss in my brain connect. then i learn. >> reporter: students are doing class today at the beardsley school. the pupils? they're teachers. this role reversal is part of a revolutionary program developed by the national urban alliance or nua. how do the teachers respond to having kids tell them how to teach? >> they love it primarily because it really gives them an understanding of the strengths that the students have. as well as where the gaps are that need to be filled in. >> reporter: the training is broken up into two parts. first, an nua representative leads a session on creative teaching methods for both students and teachers. >> ready, set, go! >> neurorons on the brain cells, the brain cells. >> reporter: then the kids take over. >> i only give you about two minutes. so go! >> reporter: you're working in some of the lowest performing school districts in the kunry tri. what is it that you hope to gain? >> it's not just so that the students feel empowered. it's so that the teachers see what unbelievable

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. >> steve perry, san francisco. >>> it has been 64 years since jackie robinson broke major league baseball'sor barrier. today mlb marks how far baseball and our country has come. atlanta is hosting the civil rights game this weekend. and the city's centennial olympic park is trying to spur interest in the game among young people. jennifer mayorly joins us now with more on the celebrations taking place, the events. you have batting cages there, kids who are getting coaching on their swing. what else? >> reporter: so much going on. they're playing right behind me. baseball and the civil rights movement really go hand in hand. so manufacture o the baseball grates, jackie robinson, hank aaron, paved the way for the players that came up behind them. one is right behind us. that's terry harper there in the white. otis nixon in the red behind him. these former braves all-stars are helping these kids. imagine playing with all-stars being a young person. baseball also played an important role in the life and success of "grey's anatomy" star jesse williams. we had a chance to check in with him today.

steve perry talks with a student benefitting from the program and to harvard's president. >> i have tomit, when i first saw an e-mail that said that harvard was offering up a no parental contribution for students whose families made under $60,000, i thought it was an urban myth. what's the likelihood of finding a student whose family makes under $60,000 who is going to post the scores and gpas that harvard has? >> we have habit 18% of the freshman class this year who fits that category. we want to make sure that people who are talented and can take fullest advantage of the opportunities here can come regardless of their financial circumstances. >> elisa mackie is one of those students. >> i was applying to school as my father passed away. so that dramatically changed other financial situation. so that's why i'm in need of the assistance. when i applied, i didn't know about the initiative. it wasn't until about three weeks before i showed up on campus that i got my financial aid pack and i remember my mom opening the letter thinking it might be a mistake because it said family contribut

. >> steve perry, thanks very much. >> my pleasure. >>> and that does it for this edition of "360." thanks for watching. "piers morgan tonight" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com show, "america's got talent." >> i've got more talent in my pinkie than piers has in all of his bouffant. turn the cameras, off, i can't do this. >> the host, nick cannon. >> this is [ bleep ]. sorry, i don't mean to curse piers, how do you get your own show, when i don't even have my own show. >> on his life, loves, and new twins, mariah carey. and terry fator and his $100 million act in vegas. >> i want to introduce myself -- >> we're talking. >> can i sing later? >> you can sing later. >> and season five winner michael grimm. ♪ i never want someone the way that i love you ♪ >> about to unleash his debut album on the world. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> nick cannon is a multi-talented man, you just have to ask him, and he'll tell you, but his latest role is the most difficult of all. he's a father. he and his wife, mariah carey, are the proud parents of new twins, and he also has a ne

in tonight's "perry's principles" here's cnn's education contributor and school principal steve perryeporter: teachers like luther sewell iii are rarely found in classrooms around the country. >> less than 1 50 teachers are african-american men. if you put african-american men and hispanic american men it's only about 3.5% of our teacher workforce. far too few of our teachers look like our children. >> reporter: so i sat down with u.s. secretary of education arne duncan to find out how he plans to get more monitor teachers into the classroom. >> so we're taking the show on the road. and whether it's visiting howard university with john legend. whether it's going to morehouse with spike lee. i'm going to be traveling throughout the country trying to appeal to this next generation of great leaders to come to our nation's classrooms and make a difference. >> that will take care of what's happening in the education in schools and in the colleges. but there are a lot of men and women of color who want to go back. they want to become teachers. what are some of the bold efforts that you anti

they're trying to root out -- some schools, steve perry says some schools hire public investigators to out everybody's address and make sure it's -- >> ours does as well. >> clearly connected to our employment issues, to our competitive issues. every parent, no matter how bad the situation is would like their kid to get a good education. shouldn't we be entitled to do that in the public school system no matter where you are? >> we could argue it's not a criminal move. but you have to set the boundaries, otherwise, some schools would be packed and others would have no one in them. our school system needs better funding and better teachers. until that's solved, we're going to see more of this. >> people who are advocates for vouchers, like to use this as an example why you should be able to take your money -- they like to look at it -- people who support reform and more money for public schools say, no, this is a good example of why all schools need more money and reform. >> every person that gets caught, we see a couple of high-profile situations, there are probably hundreds who don't,

steve perry shows us this week in "perry's principles." >> when the synapses in my brain connect, thens are teaching class today at the beardsley school. the pupils, they're teachers. this role reversal is part of a revolutionary program developed by the national urban alliance, or nua. how do teachers respond to having kids tell them how to teach? >> they love it, because it gives them an understanding of the strengths that the students have, as well as where the gaps are that need to be filled in. >> the training is broken up into two parts. first, an nua representative leads a session on creative teaching methods for students and teachers. >> ready, set, go. >> neurons are the brain cells, the brain cells, the brain cells. >> then the kids take over. >> i'll only give you about two minutes, so go. >> you're working in some of the most low performing districts in the country. what do you hope to gain? >> it's not just so the students feel empowered, it's so that the teachers feel what unbelievable wealth of potential these students have, as long as they're given access and the opport

. >> steve perry, north carolina. >> it brings your best minds and their brightest ideas together.eize opportunity like the smallest of startups. it's the network-- the intelligent, secure cisco network that lets your employees, partners, suppliers and customers innovate and share so you can unleash the power of your most valuable asset: your people. >>> donald trumpb often appears on fox, which is ironic, because a fox often appears on donald trump's head. >> that joke is funny every time you hear it. donald trumpb taking taking a l licks yesterday and we talked about trump about the jokes, the birther issue and allegations of racism he's facing over his loud criticism of president obama. here's part of our conversation. >> as far as i'm concerned the president's a very smart man and i think a comment about racism is ridiculous as it appears-a replies to me. people that know me laugh at it. they think it's so stupid. it's a ridiculous statement. as certainly as ridiculous as it applies to me. >> i want to bring in now mau maureen o'connor at gawker com. i've been reading gawker al

. >> reporter: the critics include steve perry, principal of capital prep, one of hartford's most successful high schools. >> i want to be able to choose the fact you'lly that work in this school not because they have ten years of service or maybe just six years of service but in fact that they are the best fit for our children. >> reporter: the way it works now has led to some strange decisions. for instance, it's often happened that two teachers started on the same day but one has to go. >> his social security number ends in a one. her social security number ends in a zero. she has the lower social security number. she gets to keep the job. >> reporter: you're kidding me. you're not kidding me? >> it is an embarrassment to all that we do in education when it comes down to that. >> i would suggest we could we can do better than that. we have an obligation to our children to do better than that. >> reporter: for more than two years hartford superintendent steven adamowski has been pushing to change seniority in the teachers' contract. >> every student has a right to the most qualified teache

in this week's edition of "perry's prin plz" cnn's education contributor steve perry shows you how unorthodoxg can be effective. >> it was cocooned in cobwebs and infested with spiders and other critters. do you like that? >> reporter: 826 national is a literacy organization with eight chapters across the country. today we're at the original location in san francisco, called 826 valencia. >> right now we're going to focus on writing the book. >> reporter: here kids get tutoring, attend creative writing workshops, and watch their own books get published. >> ahoy, matey, what you doing there? >> there you go. >> reporter: and did i also mention it's housed in a pirate supply store? these kids are writing a story for a grumpy pirate named mr. blue, a never-seen but often heard voice booming from the attic above. >> we promised them they can write a story. can we please try? >> are you going to write a story? >> yeah. >> into a book that i'm going to publish, right? >> we hope so. >> it better be a good story! it better be exciting and suspenseful! >> reporter: 826 valencia also offers one-on-one

let's ask steve perry. he's here with perry's principles this morning. lem, but taking away the driver's license, is that a way to keep a kid in school, steve? >> it's absolutely not. there are no short answers for the long held questions. we need to focus on building more effective schools that build relationships with children, that offer them the opportunity to feel like they matter. once we do that, there are very low dropout rates. the ones in which children feel impersonal, those have the large dropout rates. >> we've got 1,634 dropout factories in the u.s. they graduate 60% or less of their students. they account for 50% of the dropouts. i don't know how many of those kids are driving, but i think driving their car to school is the least of the problem in some of these places. if we know where the school is, how do we get in that school and fix it? >> well, i don't know that we can fix those schools. those schools are broken. they need to be shut down and the children need to be given access to effective schools, many of which are in the same town

steve perry, cnn's education contributor and founder of the capital prep magnet school. 44 minutes afteratching "endeavour" take off. stay with us. >>> here's what you need to know to start your day. gadhafi wanted for war crimes this morning. an arrest warrant issued today from the international criminal court. allegations include killing of unarmed protesters and air strikes against civilians. >>> new this hour, a security alert in central london. metropolitian police say they refed a bomb threat possibly from militants. >>> the head of the international monetary fund denies trying to rape a maid at a manhattan hotel. dominique strauss-kahn faces arraignment in new york. he was pulled off a jet saturday and charged with sexual assault. >>> marks open in 45 minutes. right now, all down. weighing on the markets, the u.s. is expecked to reach its $14.3 trillion debt ceiling today. the amount it's legally allowed to borrow. >>> hundreds of people this morning living in harm's way. been told to get out of the way. the gates of louisiana's morganza spillway were opened for the first time in