More email to the School Board April 7, 2016 I’ve been told repeatedly that I need to let the Red Plan go so that we can “move Duluth forward.” I’m trying to but… Continue Reading
Good guys and Bad guys in books April 6, 2016 Sandwiched between School board related work I found time to finish reading one book to Claudia and started another. The book finished was yet… Continue Reading
The School Board keeps getting… April 6, 2016 …unhappy email: Dear School Board Members, I am writing to you as my representatives, and voicing my grave dismay and concerns regarding your vote… Continue Reading
A little Sunday night television watching April 4, 2016 I just knew that this week’s first episode of the 5th Season of Call the Midwives on PBS would have a backstory that someone… Continue Reading
Using cash to solve our Mulch problems April 4, 2016 Loren Martell, the chronicler of the Duluth School Board, is always a little behind the curve in reporting Board meetings what with the once-a-week… Continue Reading
Charter wing clipping pays off April 3, 2016 I caught WDIO’s late night news and saw that Rep. Erik Simonson’s threat to clip the wings of charter schools has paid off handsomely…. Continue Reading
An unexpected compliment April 2, 2016 My email buddy who gives me a great deal of grief just sent me this email: Jeez, Harry, you are writing well. Maybe your… Continue Reading
LET’S GET REAL # 10 – SHOOTING DOWN ED MN BULLETS April 2, 2016 Read the screed Here. • Let’s reject false choices and short-sighted promises and move toward uniting the community behind real and sustainable improvements, like… Continue Reading
LET’S GET REAL # 9 – SHOOTING DOWN ED MN BULLETS April 2, 2016 Read the screed Here. • Enrollment losses will be a harsh reality for Duluth if the school board does not swiftly and boldly refocus… Continue Reading
LET’S GET REAL # 8 – SHOOTING DOWN ED MN BULLETS April 2, 2016 Read the screed Here. • Fiscally, a better option would be to get one-time money from a non-competitor that will maintain permanent property tax… Continue Reading
Let’s Get Real # 7 – Shooting down Ed MN bullets April 2, 2016 Read the screed Here. • Based on a conservative estimate projecting a loss of 700 students to the charter by 2021-22, Duluth school board… Continue Reading
Let’s Get Real # 6 – Shooting down Ed MN bullets April 2, 2016 Read the screed Here. • If the district sells Central High to Tischer Creek, the $14.2 million in one-time money from the sale will… Continue Reading
Let’s Get Real # 5 – Shooting down Ed MN bullets April 2, 2016 Read the screed Here. Education Minnesota’s bullet point #1 • Edison charter school’s growth ambitions will cost Duluth’s public schools at least $4 million… Continue Reading
Lets Get Real #4 – “Another value of belonging” to the teacher’s union April 2, 2016 Until the President of the Teacher’s Union mass emailed this to her teachers the email coming in to the School Board was running over… Continue Reading
Let’s Get Real # 3 – My deep sigh April 2, 2016 I am done putting my disclaimer on Swords/Plowshares Posts. I did it for 30 posts because I wanted to be sure that new readers… Continue Reading
Let’s Get Real # 2 – Rep. Erik Simonson April 2, 2016 On Fox News Representative Simonson explains how he will introduce legislation to, among other things, require Charter Schools to have publically elected boards just… Continue Reading
Let’s get real #1 – Has that ship sailed? April 2, 2016 This is a sort of a morning-after-the-crisis post. It will be the first of several more posts to come examining the recent nonsense manufactured… Continue Reading
Art corrects the 50/50 count claim April 1, 2016 Art Johnston sent the School Board this email today: Hello School Board, I tabulated the emails that I received that were addressed to all… Continue Reading
A message from the Duluth Edison Charter Schools April 1, 2016 Sent by Steve Greenfield Communications to the Duluth School Board: Duluth News Organizations: Good morning. Below is a statement from Duluth Edison Charter Schools… Continue Reading
First emails this morning April 1, 2016 Last night one of the board members who voted not to negotiate with Tischer Creek made the extraordinay claim that (after reading all) the… Continue Reading