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Two spots and i'm super, duper thrilled. >> we're super, duper thrill that had you're performing tomorrow night. i hear fans yelling at you. will.i.am of the black eyed peas, thank you. performing tomorrow at the super bowl and he said it's going to be new and interesting and different. so make sure you stay tuned. will, see ya. good luck tomorrow. >> see you later. >> this year's super bowl halftime entertainment will have a new look. we'll explain after the break. but first, u.s. schools are spending lots of money and time helping kids reach the goal of passing reading and math tests to fu...

She had a nagging feeling the woman who raised her wasn't her birth mum. she followed those instincts and it led to this happy ending. she's now reunited. >> just incredible. amazing. there's no blue print for fixing failing schools, but the superintent dent in baltimore has found a way. here's steve perry with tonight's "perry's principles." >> what's a harvard educated lawyer doing running baltimore city schools? >> a sense of insanity, maybe. i was a practicing attorney on wall street once upon a time. i felt that i wouldn't be happy at the age of 50 if i was still doing what i was doing ...

At meineke i have options, and 50% off brake pads and shoes. my money. my choice. my meineke. you may know usher as a r&p sensation but he does a lot more than sing and dance. he's a mentor to kids all around the country. our education contributor, steve perry has more in tonight's edition of "perry's principles." a couple years ago, james harris was a troubled teen with little direction in life. caught with -- with weed at school. my two teachers, my favorite teachers turned me in and i felt betrayed. >> but those teachers steered him towards the new look foundation, a nonprofit by usher....

A georgia teen threw his books in a bag, a bag he used a few nights earlier for fishing. he broke georgia's zero weapons policy and the policy made zero sense. we have more in tonight's editions of "perry's principles." >> it was a regular day. i went to read and, i don't know, one of my friends told me is that yours? when i looked down, there was a knife on the ground. >> following school policy, he said he voluntarily turned his own knife in to school administration. what happened next is troubling. >> 8:34, i received a call saying momma, the bag you gave me had a knife in it. it was a bag ...

Distractions to learning. students are not focused on the latest fashions, what they're wearing. they're focused on their education. >> what does the uniform policy do to add to your success as a school? >> i don't think uniforms by themselves are the solution to this. it's one of a hundred things we do to have a really successful school. >> our thanks to our education contributor steve perry. "perry's principles" tonight. how long will the party last? get the play by play right here on cnn. it's going to be fun. we're going to take you live throughout the evening. it's like a conveyer belt of...