Category: Duluth Schools

Jan 18 (9 days ago) to Art, anne.harala, david.kirby, rosalie, alanna.oswald, Nora, me Thank you for sharing these slides. I will read through them…

The Trib has caught on to and reported the several offers for the empty Nettleton school which the school board has received. Although the…

Every now and then I’ll write a post with references to the multiple issues and activities that consume me often to the point of…

For ISD 709 wonks I’ll have some things to say about this news today. But not quite yet. OK I’m ready…. Deadlines Getting Credit…

I slipped into the Minneapolis Convention Hall early and saw the Duluth East Acappela Choir at the ready before a thousand plus Minnesota School…

…at the Minnesota School Board Association Conference. They will probably be passing out chocolates to school board members at the exhibition hall tomorrow. My…

Over the past few weeks I’ve received dozens of letters imploring me to proceed with the replacement of the tire mulch. One of those…

“M” emailed me a couple days ago with a critique of the Duluth Schools and is anonyomous to me because he/she is paranoid in…

I’m not unhappy with the Trib’s spare account of our organizational meeting. As a participant I found it especially interesting. One detail not mentioned…

A Twin Cities acquaintance sent me this email after reading Education Minnesota’s Union Newsletter: [Its] Disturbing to see who is running our public schools…

As Loren Martell informed us in his most recent Duluth Reader column our last meeting of 2016 was consequential: I think I’ve met my…

…but I was a “No” vote. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4184104-duluth-school-board-approves-superintendent-contract-discusses-disparities KBJR does. The actual debate begins about 2 hours 10 minutes in.

…here is an email the School Board recently received regarding it: Good Morning Duluth School Board Members! Thank You all very much for the…

…of Loren Martell. Or his fair-mindedness. He begins: The Board recently completed its evaluation of Superintendent Gronseth’s job performance. How individual members rated district…

A sympathizer and critic of our School Board sent me a link to this site which rates public school districts and colleges. He noted…

After the appearance of yesterday’s Op Ed piece today I was quoted in another ISD 709 related article.