Another sign that the Duluth School District is on the right path July 3, 2006 I recently heard a story which confirmed a long held belief. People who are being watched are more likely to behave. This has also… Continue Reading
A Superintendent for 14 years! May 17, 2006 Â In 1978 I ran for the state legislature for a second time. I decided to go about it differently as knocking on doors seemed… Continue Reading
More Money for the Board? May 17, 2006 The last time the School Board raised its pay was the year before I was sworn in. Evidently the Board is considering whether to… Continue Reading
Soda Schmoda May 4, 2006 Another interesting item in school news. ExPrez Bill Clinton has brokered a deal with the soft drinks industry to pull soda pop out of… Continue Reading
Tech Schmeck May 4, 2006 One consequence of the Minnesota’s fall from 5th in per-pupil spending to 23rd has been a lack of funds to keep our state’s schools up to… Continue Reading
My Wednesday Endowment Endeavors April 27, 2006 I spent the day finding phone numbers, getting referrals, and making calls. I only added half a dozen people to my list of attendees for… Continue Reading
Raising more money – for the Duluth Schools April 26, 2006 My primary concern for the past two weeks has been the Duluth Public Schools Endowment. Six days from today there will be an organizational… Continue Reading
Duluth tenth graders can right rite April 26, 2006 The top story in the DNT’s local section showed that 93 percent of Duluth’s tenth graders can write passably. On a scale from 1… Continue Reading
800 Schools left behind April 24, 2006 In an earlier post I complained about the Left Behind policies of the Bush Administration and how Duluth Schools could be listed as failing… Continue Reading
Will Duluth have failing schools courtesy of NCLB? April 19, 2006 As I was leaving town for Texas I caught a story in the Strib. It was in the DTrib too. It suggested that because… Continue Reading
Duluth School District getting its Budget act together April 19, 2006 When my old buddy Tim Grover says this about the District’s budgeting process: “It’s been nothing short of incredible,” said Tim Grover, who is… Continue Reading
Preparations prior to departure April 14, 2006 This is a post I attempted to send yesterday as it the next. When the battery died on the flight to texas so did… Continue Reading
Duluth Schools Endowment Announcement April 11, 2006 Posting will be light this week because I have a serious project to pursue. That’s too bad because a great many important news streams… Continue Reading
and now something useful April 9, 2006 Since my appointment as a trustee of the Duluth Public School Board Endowment Fund last fall I’ve been slowly working on a plan to… Continue Reading
Endowing Duluth March 20, 2006 I’ve just come back from our finance committee meeting of the Duluth Public Schools Endowment Board. We’ve got big plans. We hope to build… Continue Reading