Healthy mind, healthy body, healthy irony December 17, 2010 One more email to the board is worth noting. Its from a very enthusiastic physical education teacher. I once joined in with some juggling… Continue Reading
One more annual expense for our miseducation December 17, 2010 While we’re cramming kids into classes and jockeying them around town to new temporary schools we’re being forced to contract out some remedial work…. Continue Reading
Red Plan “Savings” December 17, 2010 I should have spent a bit more time explaining this quote from a recent Trib story. Hanson said next year’s budget deficit would again… Continue Reading
New Buildings less phy ed December 17, 2010 From an email sent to the Duluth School Board by a physical education teacher: “…It is proven daily physical activity improves classroom performance as… Continue Reading
“an uncensored copy of [the Superintendent’s] employment contract” December 17, 2010 Board member Seliga-Punyko sent the Board members a copy of a story about the Farmington Minnesota School Board where the majority of the Board… Continue Reading
Interactive Demographic tool December 16, 2010 This is a very cool demographic tool. I moved it over to Duluth and discovered what a white city we still have here on… Continue Reading
knocking the optimist down a peg December 16, 2010 The video I posted earlier has caught one skeptic’s attention. I guess I am the last person with an internet connection to see this… Continue Reading
Schools really are for adults December 14, 2010 All those Education Minnesota ads can’t possibly be propaganda can they? Meanwhile the DC teacher’s union got rid of a hell hole’s greatest hope… Continue Reading
an email doubts the 6% figure December 14, 2010 I’ll bet the figure is close to correct for scientists who don’t belong to the AAAS too but skepticism is a healthy scientific attribute:… Continue Reading
Why only 6% of scientists are Republicans December 14, 2010 Dr. Science tries to think it through. Continue Reading
Samples (in a plastic bag) of School Board decision making December 14, 2010 Rich Paulson is both a retired banker and former School Board member who has been independently analyzing the School District’s wacky finances for the… Continue Reading
One-two punch from the Trib December 14, 2010 Punch One: Marshall Adds 4th grade because of the Red Plan Punch Two: Mid year layoffs contemplated But the really bad news is embedded… Continue Reading
Two emails to the School Board December 14, 2010 From Adm to the Board: 10-11 Budget Update kathleen a. kaufman Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 6:55 PM To: ISD709 From Bill Hanson, Director… Continue Reading
Supernova December 12, 2010 I read Dave Griffen’s letter in today’s Trib with interest. Dave is a good guy. He’s a teacher who has taken on some quasi-administrative… Continue Reading
Of course, its the state’s fault December 11, 2010 Of course, this is only a half truth. The print version of the story is a little more detailed with the musings of Dr…. Continue Reading
JCI inspired school building plans may… December 11, 2010 …lead to the dissolution of the St. Louis County Schools Continue Reading
four minutes for optimists December 10, 2010 Maybe the category I’ve chosen for this is poorly named. Continue Reading
JCI makes up for ripping Duluth off December 9, 2010 A couple years ago after I wrote a column published in the Trib criticizing JCI its salesmen Jeff Schlitz wrote rebuttal telling us what… Continue Reading
I blame the GOP December 9, 2010 I’ve stolen this from the Daily Dish which brings us this news from another blogger. The gist is this. Ambitious Israelies who are not… Continue Reading
