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
7 million (per year) short of a solution? January 3, 2011 I don’t subscribe to the Star Trib but I received this bit of intelligence from that paper today in an email. Its a year… Continue Reading
The “Go to” guy again November 17, 2010 WDIO TV called as I was putting on the finishing touches to the big blog entry of the day. I invited them over to… Continue Reading
Snow fun November 17, 2010 This post caught a little flak: “Oh, boy. With poverty and starvation and our military people being maimed and killed in Iraq and Afghanistan,… Continue Reading
Child centered decision making November 17, 2010 I was sent a couple of public emails this morning addressed to the School Board from two unhappy ISD 709 parents. The first described… Continue Reading
Thank you, thank you, thank you November 17, 2010 I paid no attention to tonight’s school board meeting as my wife and I had been invited out to dine with old friends. We… Continue Reading
Meanwhile back at the schools November 15, 2010 35 Students, just 1 teacher While the School Board chair is handcuffing critics the real work of the Duluth schools gets harder and harder… Continue Reading
Grover on the tepid defense November 15, 2010 Tim “I ain’t saying nuthin” Grover also gets his one cent in defending his heavy handed censorship. Says Tim, “On numerous occasions this year,… Continue Reading
Martel on the tepid defense November 15, 2010 Mr. Martell ably defends himself on the same page. “Grover claims zero tolerance for personal attacks but seems only to enforce the rule when… Continue Reading
Tepid defense… Pt. 3 November 15, 2010 Sheesh! A whole damned page on Sunday dedicated to the School Board handcuffing someone during the time for public comment and its not sufficiently… Continue Reading
To Censure or not to Censure October 25, 2010 An interesting email circulating among School Board members: Requested Meeting william c. hanson This message was sent with High importance. Sent: Friday, October 22,… Continue Reading
Other Red Ink October 11, 2010 In other local school news it appears there has been a 20% (19.5% actually) jump in health care costs for teachers. DFT President Frank… Continue Reading
Now that Duluth has closed its magnet schools September 25, 2010 West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan are starting three up. That’s how they are using their two million of Federal dollars. Continue Reading
1.3 + 1.7 = ?, 6.5 + 6.5 = ? September 24, 2010 School Board member Ann Wasson does her math a little differently than Art Johnston. If you get a 1% increase in pay next year… Continue Reading
Good luck getting a new excess levy passed September 23, 2010 Its not only the Red Plan that has cost teacher’s jobs. Its the new teacher contract. On July 20, the board passed a $63… Continue Reading
Dr. Glass’ letter to the editor August 16, 2010 I highly recommend it. Sorry I did not draw attention to it earlier. Oh what the heck. The link above won’t work in a… Continue Reading
Our Schools aren’t failing August 12, 2010 This is the contention of yesterday’s Trib editorial which tried to give context to the unhappy results of the MCA test results for Duluth’s… Continue Reading
If this is true all hell should break loose July 14, 2010 Over the past four years I’ve read three things about our schools that were shocking. The third most shocking thing was the jaw dropping… Continue Reading
Eunuchs on the School Board June 24, 2010 Today’s reasonable sounding story in the Trib about changes to the Red Plan costing eleven million dollars, which (as the paper noted) won’t change… Continue Reading
