Long time civil rights activist challenges charter school/segregation charges
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Below is Bill Wilson’s Minnesota Senate testimony from earlier this year. Bill is the first African American to be elected to the St. Continue Reading
Minnesotans praise Cesar Chavez: The man and the movie
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“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate a person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate a person who feels pride. Continue Reading
MN Dept of Ed Finance Award given to 69% of traditional districts, 85% of charter schools
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Minnesota Department of Education’s School Finance Award will never compete with “March Madness” for public attention. Continue Reading
Why do K-12 school administrators oppose free speech for colleges/universities?
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A group of Minnesota high school and college students are asking for things that apparently are threatening to some school administrators. Kelly Charpentier-Berg, Aaliyah J Hodge, Sam Petrov, Continue Reading
Sometimes surprising speakers at Mn Chamber of Commerce education conference
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Given protests, both ahead of time and while the meeting began, there were several surprising presentations at a recent Minnesota Chamber of Commerce meeting on education. Continue Reading
Better Ed group fails fairness test, should know better
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A Minnesota group calling itself “Better Ed” should know better than to distribute misleading statistics. Continue Reading
State, local officials decide to share info that can save families thousands of dollars
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Important decisions were made in the last week. Continue Reading
St. Paul high school senior asks adults to listen/learn from teenagers
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Recently St. Paul Federation of Teachers President Mary Cathryn Ricker invited me to listen to and learn from students at Harding High school. Continue Reading
Three major messages Minnesota educators, policy-makers and parents sent each other in 2013
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Looking back over 2013, I think Minnesota parents, policymakers, taxpayers and educators sent each other three major, memorable messages about public schools. Thanks to many folks who’ve responded to this blog throughout the year. Your comments helped me reach these conclusions: Continue Reading
Encouraging responses to increasing Minnesota charter public school enrollment
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How are people reacting to the continued growth of charter school public enrollment in the Twin Cities and Minnesota? For the first time, more than 20 percent of all public sch Continue Reading