Minneapolis public schools
FREE SPEECH ZONE | In teachers' contract negotiations, "collaboration" is no substitute for transformative leadership
As a member of the Contract for Student Achievement (CSA) I'm monitoring teachers' contract negotiations in Minneapolis and working with community members to support a public dialogue about school staffing issues.MORE »
What's at stake: Getting to a teacher contract in Minneapolis Public Schools
“One of the most serious menaces we have at the present time in public education is that of insisting upon equal pay and automatic increases, irrespective of teaching efficiency.” So said Lotus D. Coffman, speaking on November 16, 1919 to the Minneapolis Federation of Women Teachers.MORE »
FREE SPEECH ZONE | The First to Master the Challenge
Aquila Tapio, Oglala Lakota, was determined to finish what she opted to start in the fall of 2008. She entered the new Naadamaadiwin, “Helping One Another” Tribal Special Education program at Augsburg College and will be the first student through the program to obtain her master’s degree.MORE »
School Cafeterias make efforts to buy from local farms
A few school districts in Minnesota have been recognized recently for their efforts in creating healthier, more locally grown meals for school lunches. In March, St. Paul Schools will complete its 18 month pilot program in finding new and innovative ways to create a more local, sustainable and healthy school lunch program.MORE »
YOUR TURN | Diversity, integration, segregation in Minneapolis Public Schools
Minneapolis Public Schools administration has proposed shifting away from citywide busing and towards community schools, beginning in the 2010-2011 school year.MORE »
YOUR TURN | Demagnetizing Minneapolis schools?
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YOUR TURN | Should Minneapolis stop busing students all over the city?
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