There's nothing in common about this model and what was in existence pre-Katrina. |
This is a model that is starting to emerge in America, and we could be the first to bless it. |
This is unprecedented in the history of the US, to have had a national disaster of this magnitude with a diaspora of this magnitude. |
Until a commission is sanctioned to sift through all these ideas and coalesce it into a single vision, I don't think people will pay much attention. |
We are the only large institution that is currently standing in New Orleans right now. |
We believe that chartering is a very good short-term intervention given our situation, but it's not a long-term solution to running a medium- or large-scale school district. |
We have an opportunity of a lifetime: Out of adversity to create a school system that would be the envy of people around the country. |
We have to have a whole new mind-set about how we approach public education. If we can get our heads around true transformation, we can turn it around. |
We want our athletes to carry the torch, face and name of Tulane University during this difficult time and we have worked out an arrangement within the context of the [overall] plan, ... This is made possible once again with assistance and generosity from colleges and universities -- those in Conference USA and those outside of the conference -- who have generously offered to help keep our teams together by providing not only academic opportunities but also practice facilities, playing facilities and general support. |
We want our athletes to carry the torch, face and name of Tulane University during this difficult time and we have worked out an arrangement within the context of the [overall] plan. This is made possible once again with assistance and generosity from colleges and universities -- those in Conference USA and those outside of the conference -- who have generously offered to help keep our teams together by providing not only academic opportunities but also practice facilities, playing facilities and general support. |
We want our athletes to carry the torch, face and name of Tulane University during this difficult time, |
We want our athletes to carry the torch, face, and name of Tulane University during this difficult time, |
We want our athletes to carry the torch, face, and name of Tulane University during this difficult time. |
We were talking at a very high level of conversation about principles and values. It's another thing to come up with real solutions. I'm only speaking personally, but if the solution they come up with is only to add a fifth bowl and a little more access, that is not a successful resolution of the issues. |
We will have brought back about 25,000 people to the parish. We have restaurant owners and store owners who every day thank me for us being open because they're seeing their business picking up dramatically. |