A little “flight” reading “Minnesota Rag” May 1, 2017 On the Flight back I finished up William Allen White’s book and then began the book “Minnesota Rag” by Fred Friendly I bought the… Continue Reading
Before I leave for Florida…. April 26, 2017 …where I’ll be wishing my father-in-law a Happy 90th Birthday, I’ll point my eight loyal readers to two stories about what’s happening in the… Continue Reading
Denfeld equity April 26, 2017 A friend of mine who commented on today’s DNT story was worried that having an academy setting at Duluth Denfeld would be elitist. Frankly,… Continue Reading
Not a thank you April 25, 2017 Contract talks will start soon and one of the last Duluth School Board members to be an active negotiator sent this email to the… Continue Reading
The ISD 709 demographics meeting April 21, 2017 I just listened to the meeting yesterday about Demographics. I have some catching up to do because I missed the first half hour. These… Continue Reading
Closing schools? Rehabbing schools? Shifting boundaries? April 21, 2017 I missed the first portion of yesterday’s Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting with the demographers we hired to map out the future needs… Continue Reading
an email re: the last school board meeting April 20, 2017 To All School Board Members, At the regular school board meeting of April 18th there was a very large audience of Denfeld parents, students,… Continue Reading
My contribution for mulch replacement April 19, 2017 You can put in a silent auction bid Saturday at the Skyline Bowling lanes from 4:30 to 7:30 PM. Continue Reading
We don’t want to build new schools for those Duluth kids! April 19, 2017 But we will bus them in so they can attend our old schools. Such was the overwhelming decision of Wrenshall’s voters in yesterday’s building… Continue Reading
Getting to know you, Getting to know all about you April 19, 2017 As I was about to head early to yesterday’s school board meeting I thumbed through my notes I discovered to my great annoyance that… Continue Reading
Daphnia in tire soup experiment April 18, 2017 Today’s lead story in the Trib highlighted the scientific investigations of two Duluth Middle School students. These young people were way ahead of the… Continue Reading
Demography fail April 17, 2017 I was sent this article by a Twin Cities school watcher. The story explains how demographer Hazel Reinhardt, who was wildly optimistic about the… Continue Reading
More on the fifth “C” – Compensatory Education April 15, 2017 From the Trib: “That’s what’s shocking,” Skwira-Brown said, if the money is intended to target certain groups of students. For example, the state allocated… Continue Reading
Save the Earth – start with rubber mulch April 14, 2017 Duluth Parents for Healthy Playgrounds Playgrounds Fundraiser for Duluth Public Schools Join the PTA for a family-friendly event with food, fun, cash bar, silent… Continue Reading
The fifth “C” April 14, 2017 Last night I decided to skip singing in our church’s Maundy-Thursday service to attend Denfeld’s meeting where parents concerned about their children getting the… Continue Reading
Another lost opportunity to sell an empty school April 12, 2017 Jana Hollingsworth was busy yesterday. She also updated the news on the Rockridge School which the District once hoped to sell for about a… Continue Reading
Budget talks at 709 April 11, 2017 I posted this headline last night after our Business Committee. Then I left the post blank to sleep on it. I’m quoted in today’s… Continue Reading
singing with positivitity April 8, 2017 Loren Martell has once again covered our latest School Board meeting in the Reader. I make a couple of his paragraphs: Mr. Welty referenced… Continue Reading
On that $7.4 million April 5, 2017 Board member Alanna Oswald asked our Administration about the $7.4 million extra for the Duluth Schools that Lt. Gov. Smith told the DNT that… Continue Reading
Dayton’s money for Duluth’s Schools April 3, 2017 From an email from a friend from my Let Duluth Vote days: From the Lt Gov letter: “Our budget proposal would provide Duluth public… Continue Reading
