The Frank Wanner Memorial Charter School January 31, 2014 I can hardly wait to write this post. Continue Reading
Here’s a good place to start my Charter chats January 31, 2014 My filing has gone well but it could go late into the night. If it were up to Claudia she would hire a construction… Continue Reading
I’ve got the day to myself January 31, 2014 And I intend to put it to use filing. Claudia and my daughter are making a day of it in the Twin Cities to… Continue Reading
Sticks and Stones January 30, 2014 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. I said I wanted to write about Charter Schools. I even spent fifteen minutes at my Rockridge meeting talking about them… Continue Reading
Rockridge January 30, 2014 Darn it. I’m way to garrulous for my own good. I spent 2 hours and 40 minutes talking with seven folks who are concerned… Continue Reading
A Papa sandwich… January 30, 2014 …tries to get motivated for the day. Soon I hope to hunker down and file the growing piles of data in my office that… Continue Reading
My “Corrections” recommendation for the DNT January 30, 2014 This morning the Trib corrected a small item in one of its Charter School Stories from yesterday. To wit: A Wednesday page C1 story… Continue Reading
Charters January 30, 2014 Today Jana Hollingsworth had tons of stories on charter schools in the DNT. Its a subject well worth discussing and for many more reasons… Continue Reading
Think Kids January 30, 2014 I plan to start attending the District’s Think Kids meetings. I don’t expect them to give me much in new insights to add to… Continue Reading
Republican rebirth? January 30, 2014 Our former Governor, Tim Pawlenty, who seemed pained to throw red meat at the Republicans he was courting in his failed bid for the… Continue Reading
More news stories I’m giving short shrift to January 29, 2014 I wasn’t particularly concerned about this story which explains that a recent test being required of teachers to prove they are educated may be… Continue Reading
The Common Core January 29, 2014 I believe Minnesota is one of only about a half dozen states not participating in it. Must be a story behind this. This is… Continue Reading
Can you “fire your way to Finland?” January 29, 2014 This is one of a dozen education stories I wanted to flag over the weekend. It comes from NPR. I will likely refer to… Continue Reading
Bully Pulpit and Bully Books January 28, 2014 I abandoned reading books through much of my school board campaign and that largely meant history books. But I’m always looking for good books… Continue Reading
Worst Case Scenario January 28, 2014 I got an email from a reporter who reads my blog much to my satisfaction. My comments about the threat of the legislature imposing… Continue Reading
4AM – Eighteen Below Zero January 28, 2014 And I woke up with a couple posts in my head. At least I got a solid four hours sleep. Today will be the… Continue Reading
8 loyal readers plus January 25, 2014 I’ve talked about my eight loyal readers for years. On the occasions when I’ve mentioned my actual visitors the number is a little higher…. Continue Reading
Visiting Rosie’s training camp January 25, 2014 I will make a brief appearance at Rosie Loeffler-Kemp’s citizen action workshop tomorrow. I used to attend it when I was last on the… Continue Reading
Run Silent Run Deep no more January 25, 2014 I am not a fan of ignorance. This blog is not a fount of truth but it is a fountain of my opinions and… Continue Reading
Not out of the woods January 25, 2014 One monthly School Board meeting down, 47 to go. Actually its three meetings. One was a closed hour long meeting over teacher contract negotiations…. Continue Reading
