Beth Hawkins, MinnPost, November 30, 2012 - In the words of Walt Kelly’s immortal Pogo, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” His boss’ Nov. 6 sweep notwithstanding, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan likely has felt he’s doing business from Pogo’s Okefenokee Swamp of late. First there was that delicate, pre-election tap dance [...]
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A New Conversation about Public Education
Marita Bujold, Twin Cities Daily Planet, October 25, 2012 - It seems to me that you cannot turn on the radio or read a newspaper today without hearing someone repeat this line ”public education is broken – a failure”. A few days ago, I heard this claim from a prominent local leader. He followed his statement [...]
Troubled schools submit fix-it plans
Kim McGuire, Star Tribune, September 19, 2012 - Students will get an extra 10 minutes of math each day at Central Park Elementary in Roseville. Bethune Elementary in Minneapolis wants to cut suspensions by 12 percent over the next school year. Piedmont Elementary in Duluth is helping parents of preschoolers expand their children’s vocabularies to get [...]
Assessing schools with nuance
Star Tribune Editorial, September 3, 2012 - When Minnesota students return to class today, many of their schools will have different state designations than they had last year. Hundreds of schools that were called failing under federal No Child Left Behind rules will no longer bear that negative title. For the programs that were truly unfairly labeled, [...]
New Minnesota schools performance ranking to be released today
Tim Post, Minnesota Public Radio, August 30, 2012 - Detailed information released today will show Minnesota educators how students are performing academically, as well as ranking the state’s public schools on several measures. As part of a report being released from the state Department of Education, the data will identify which schools need to make improvements and mark [...]
Why Is Congress Redlining Our Schools?
Why Is Congress Redlining Our Schools? Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:00 AM Linda Darling-Hammond, The Nation This article appeared in the January 30, 2012 edition of The Nation. Today a new form of redlining is emerging. If passed, the long-awaited Senate bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) would build a bigger [...]
I’m a public school graduate…
Melvin Carter didn’t dream of growing up and becoming an elected public official. In fact, he cites... Read More...