Film Screening: We Remember Raines February 22, 2012 7:00pm @ UNF Andrew Robinson Theater – Parking $3

An emergency meeting on December 18, 2010 at 9am-10am to discuss the future of Raines, Ribault and Andrew Jackson.

Sunday, February 7th, 2010 – Jacksonville.com coverage from symposium (February 6th, 2010) The Jacksonville Community Engagement Group, an informal organization of about 80 corporate, elected and education leaders looking to improve the education of black males in Jacksonville, sponsored the event. Perry’s school has been featured on CNN and BET for sending all graduates to college. He addressed a litany of issues Saturday: Improving black children’s manners and dress, taking deadbeat fathers to task, and asking for “warning labels” to be placed on schools with underachieving test scores. Educators too easily blame families and communities for the academic performance of their students, Perry said. “We know good schools can mitigate the impact of poverty and race and gender,” he said. [...]