By Oscar Corral, The Miami Herald Feb. 20--Latoya Dandy works two jobs and studies full time at Barry University. The oldest of five siblings, Dandy lives on her own and relies heavily on the Florida Resident Access Grant to get her through her pre-med college studies.

By Rosario, Christine M THE POWER TO TRANSFORM: Leadership That Brings Learning and Schooling to Life. Stephanie Pace Marshall. San Francisco: Wiley Publishers,2006. 243pp. $28.00.

By Machado, Aileen Socarras CREATING A SAFE AND FRIENDLY SCHOOL: Articles by Elementary School Teachers. Turner Falls, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children, 2006. 128pp. $16.00.

By Sutton, Andrea THE BLACKBOARD AND THE BOTTOM LINE: Why Schools Can't Be Businesses. Larry Cuban. Cambridge, MA, and London: Harvard University Press, 2004. 253 pp. Hardcover, $23.95.

By Noah Bierman, The Miami Herald May 28--Facing increased competition from community colleges and out-of-state schools, higher insurance costs and low enrollment, Barry University is freezing salaries for its 2,300 part-time and full-time employees for the coming academic year.