Teacher (field) trips can help students learn
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Local field trips for students are common, but not so much for teachers. Continue Reading
Every Body’s In – a remarkable, growing coalition with & for young people
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What others have proposed, Mary K. Continue Reading
Honoring educators and schools that “have a profound impact on students”
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Wouldn’t it be valuable for Minnesota to honor – all together, in one place that thousands of people could visit – educators who have “had a profound impact on students”?
Union, district & charter leaders urge discussion before families decide to “opt-out” of testing
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Should parents have their children “opt out” (not participate) in local or statewide testing? Some anti-testing advocates are suggesting this. Last week more than 30 district, charter and union officials responded when I asked them about this. Their responses reflected a mixture of respect, responsibility and frustration. Continue Reading
NEA president’s visit shows progress & potential problems with more $ to early childhood
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National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel’s recent visit to Bloomington highlighted the potential of more funding for early childhood education. Continue Reading
State-wide survey shows schools changing to increase students’ safety
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Increased student safety is very much on the minds of the more than 45 urban, suburban and rural Minnesota school leaders who responded to a recent survey. Many districts and charter public schools have talked with police, conducted audits of buildings and then made changes to their buildings. Many also have modified procedures of working with visitors, families and students. Every school and district contacted reported some security upgrades. Here’s what several school leaders told me: Continue Reading
Encouraging news from Education Mn and TFA about preparing teachers for Minnesota’s schools
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Here’s encouraging news as Minnesotans prepare for a new school year. Continue Reading
Motorcyclist & mentor – Ron McKinley moved things ahead
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Ron McKinley loved motorcycles, and he loved to laugh. He especially loved riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles around the country. Continue Reading
Minnesota Board of Teaching should respect principals’ request re which teachers to hire
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Will the Minnesota Board of Teaching respect the request of a principal whose school has been praised by several sources as one of the metro areas leading “beat the odds schools?” We’ll find Continue Reading
34 education leaders offer praise/perspective on 2013 Legislature
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Praise and perspective – that’s what more than 30 Minnesota Education leaders offered recently when asked about the 2013 Minnesota legislature’s decisions on K-12 education. Continue Reading