Good Values June 13, 2011 Watching the news segment linked to the previous post I caught a millisecond view of a chart from a survey taken recently. Evidently it… Continue Reading
Good for Brandon Stahl June 8, 2011 I only got my first peak at the DNT late this afternoon and my eyes almost bugged out of my head when I saw… Continue Reading
But there’s no mention of why the District finds itself with this old school June 8, 2011 I see that the city seems to be taking the lead on the disposal of the school district’s Old Kenwood School. I wonder if… Continue Reading
Anticipating a 10% increase in enrollment June 8, 2011 That’s what Dr. Earhart told the Glen Avon’s Presbyterian Men’s Club his Marshall School expected to see this fall. Even though Marshall’s tuition, at… Continue Reading
I’m sure its not because we’ve emphasized bricks … June 7, 2011 …over children. One of the recent candidates to replace Dr. Dixon made the comment that there is something funny about the Duluth schools special… Continue Reading
Equity ll – in the State of Minnesota May 17, 2011 I picked up the Minneapolis Trib yesterday and read a column by Steven Dornfeld. I was particularly interested in it because I based a… Continue Reading
What I had hoped to achieve on the Duluth School Board May 9, 2011 Unfortunately I didn’t live in Finland: Continue Reading
The GOP’s death killing bureaucracy May 4, 2011 What the Red Plan hasn’t already done to the Duluth schools No Child Left Behind surely will: “I came to the conclusion … that… Continue Reading
Everything considered April 22, 2011 I just read through the endless list of ideas, questions and wish lists that were compiled by various groups within the Duluth School System… Continue Reading
OMG, he’s a teacher! April 20, 2011 I like this new fellow Mack’s talk about “transparency.” For goodness sake how long has it been since Dr. Dixon showed his face on… Continue Reading
JCI districts and staff savings April 19, 2011 Its funny how JCI run school districts all come to the same daft conclusions: The district has claimed that it would save millions of… Continue Reading
Talk about that “education bubble” April 15, 2011 Its bad enough finishing college with a huge debt burden but to drop out with one. Whoa! Half of all college drop-outs have borrowed… Continue Reading
Education bubble? April 14, 2011 I frequently suggest my readers go to Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish which has switched its affiliation recently from the Atlantic Magazine’s website to the… Continue Reading
Rhee Appraised April 11, 2011 A troubling story which will tarnish the reputation of an heroic educator. This happened in Texas Under Governor Bush’s Education reforms too. When you… Continue Reading
Hindsight is 20 20 April 6, 2011 I caught the bygones a couple days ago and recalled this incident from 20 years ago: Bygones for March 14, 2011 News Tribune: Minnesota… Continue Reading
From the Past February 27, 2011 Sent to me by an email friend: News Tribune Feb. 23, 1971 * Members of the Duluth School Board were asked yesterday to support… Continue Reading
Forty years ago today February 19, 2011 From the DNT’s “bygone” section: News Tribune, Feb. 19, 1971 Negotiators for Duluth teachers told the School Board last night they are giving top… Continue Reading
The courage to brown nose February 4, 2011 One of my old political heroes was Rep. Pete McCloskey who took on Richard Nixon in the 1972 nomination process. He got exactly one… Continue Reading
Spelling Bee January 31, 2011 I was the pronouncer for the City Spelling Bee this morning. I’ve done it most years since 1997 and have done all the larger… Continue Reading
Teacher’s advocate “reforms” January 13, 2011 In a story less interesting than the one about “whale burps” the Minnesota teacher’s union begins to advocate some tepid reforms. The first two… Continue Reading