Will Duluth be a “priority” (bad) district … March 19, 2012 …or a “reward school” (good) District? Find out Thursday: Press Release from the Minnesota Department of Education: Commissioner Cassellius to Kick-Off Second Leg of… Continue Reading
Destroying email could bring down the English Government March 13, 2012 From the Daily Dish. The District and JCI got our attorney just at the time he was about to be given access to it…. Continue Reading
Next year will be even worse March 13, 2012 for the Duluth Schools: increasing the student to staff ratio by another 0.92, a move that would mean about 12 teacher layoffs and likely… Continue Reading
How long will the Duluth News Tribune ignore the Eighth District’s 4th DFL congressional candidate… March 9, 2012 …just because he chooses to announce his candidacy in his blog rather than in a news release? I’m not very nice to the Duluth… Continue Reading
But we have such wonderful new schools March 7, 2012 More on the Red Ink Plan: Some of the district’s proposed cuts include: Going from seven periods to six at the middle schools, saving… Continue Reading
$3.9 million more won’t cost the Duluth Schools a cent? March 6, 2012 No it will only cost the taxpayers. An early email from a friend reading the article I remarked on in the last post sent… Continue Reading
More Red Plan Miasma March 6, 2012 Just checked the online Trib. Cue eye roll. More bad news. Too bad the School Board didn’t pay attention to the citizens before embarking… Continue Reading
Will Teacher Tenure changes in Minnesota spark a Walker-like reaction? February 28, 2012 This story’s headline in the Strib had me wondering. I don’t think so. It only effects one, albeit the largest, public employee union. It… Continue Reading
The Red Plan’s enhanced segregation of the Duluth Schools February 20, 2012 Nettleton Elementary – now 50% minority: Nettleton has for more than 20 years been identified by the state as a segregated or “racially identifiable  Continue Reading
DNT Red Plan Editorial Fatigue February 20, 2012 I suspect the Trib’s editors are looking forward to the day when they can stop defending the District over the Red Plan. At that… Continue Reading
Red Plan Fatigue February 20, 2012 I only look at the DNT’s comment section on the Red Planned Duluth School District occasionally. Its populated by lots of the same folks… Continue Reading
Word Search of the Day February 16, 2012 scapegoat As in this accurate DNT Editorial appraisal of the Duluth School Board. The old boss is gone. He can’t defend himself. Let’s blame… Continue Reading
Is it time for Minnesota to audit the Duluth Schools? February 15, 2012 I’ve posted my opinion on this a number of times. (I can’t be sure if all the posts in the preceding link actually talk… Continue Reading
recrimination = finger pointing February 15, 2012 Whoopsie Daisy! Our richest and poorest elementary schools might might face construction delays. Its all IV Foster’s fault. The people in charge of the… Continue Reading
Downward spiral of the Duluth Schools February 14, 2012 And we haven’t yet hit bottom. Now that they decided to give us the Red Plan without your input they would like your help… Continue Reading
Amputating one’s foot is good becuz… February 10, 2012 …it let’s you save all that money on shoes. That’s one way of rationalizing connected events. Sometimes however the silver lining has no connection… Continue Reading
The wrong horseshoe February 9, 2012 I can’t really believe what I heard recently – that our new East High school only has one janitor. I had heard that rather… Continue Reading
and just who brung the Mayor? February 8, 2012 My inbox today has one email from an unimpressed observer: Well, that mayor who insisted he couldn’t be involved in the Red Plan while… Continue Reading
Oh yeah – the Duluth School Board February 7, 2012 I can’t say as I blame the School Board for not accepting any of the bids to demolish Laura MacArthur School. They ran out… Continue Reading
For once Frank Wanner … January 31, 2012 …is partially right: “There aren’t any simple, magic-bullet solutions. This has got to be something we dedicate ourselves to; it’s an ongoing process,” he… Continue Reading