| 2007 News |  | Links to media coverage about public education issues.
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Mpls., St. Paul Top List Of Most Literate Cities
12/27/2007 12:00 AM
Heather Brown, WCCO
St. Paul is getting some national attention as a bright spot for reading. According a study from Central Connecticut State University, the city has climbed steadily, jumping to third place this year in a list of America's Most Literate Cities. |
Ruling limits Minn. agency's power on special education
12/24/2007 12:00 AM
Brian Bakst, MPR (Associated Press)
Minneapolis (AP) — In a sharply worded ruling Monday, the state Appeals Court reined in the Minnesota Department of Education's ability to sanction school districts accused of inadequately serving students with behavioral or learning disabilities. |
Democrats Make Bush School Act an Election Issue
12/23/2007 12:00 AM
Sam Dillon, New York Times
WASHINGTON — Teachers cheered Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton when she stepped before them last month at an elementary school in Waterloo, Iowa, and said she would “end” the No Child Left Behind Act because it was “just not working.” |
School officials tally list of concerns to legislators
12/22/2007 12:00 AM
Tom Klein, Timberjay Newspapers (Tower/Soudan, Cook/Orr, Ely)
Representatives from four northern school districts brought their concerns before members of the Iron Range Resources Board on Dec. 13 and left with legislators’ vows to seek relief for them but no guarantees. School districts represented at the session included St. Louis County, Ely, Lake Superior and Cook County. |
Breakfast - not political deception - brings success in school
12/20/2007 12:00 AM
State Senator John Marty, Workday Minnesota Commentary
ROSEVILLE - The Minnesota Legislative Commission on Poverty recently heard disturbing testimony about the school breakfast program: Some schools provide breakfast to students on days when there are standardized tests. After all, it makes good sense to do so. |
More students skip alcohol, meth
12/20/2007 12:00 AM
Megan Boldt and Paul Tosto, Pioneer Press
Also in survey: State kids are smoking less, and more are setting their sights on college |
In support of public schools
12/19/2007 12:00 AM
MPR Midday
Chaska Schools Superintendent David Jennings, former Speaker of the Minnesota House and former acting superintendent of the Minneapolis schools, says public education is more successful than it gets credit for. |
Cash Flow Is Slow For Moms, Tots
12/19/2007 12:00 AM
John Fitzgerald, Minnesota 2020
Studies show that the earlier children are exposed to reading and math, the better students they will become. And when parents are involved in their children's education, students attain higher reading scores, start school ready for kindergarten and have a better quality of life as adults. |
A Population "Bubble" Aids Some Small Towns. Will it Burst?
12/18/2007 12:00 AM
Kelly Russell, Minnesota 2020
To read or hear popular media, you might think rural Minnesota is a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Declining and aging populations, dying industries and deteriorating public schools are familiar companion phrases to “rural,” “small town” and “outstate.” |
A conservative scholar's approach to education reform
12/18/2007 12:00 AM
MPR Midday
Mitch Pearlstein, who served in the U.S. Department of Education under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, says vouchers would increase racial diversity in America's schools. |
In Minneapolis, a Block Transformed
12/16/2007 12:00 AM
Lisa Chamberlain, New York Times
THE Phillips neighborhood, just south of downtown here, was riddled with vacant and run-down properties 15 years ago. It was an area where the drug trade was rampant. |
School Funding Debate: Detail spending
12/15/2007 12:00 AM
Star Tribune Letters to the editor
In response to the debate between Minnesota Business Partnership Executive Director Charlie Weaver and former Sen. Mark Dayton over school funding in Minnesota, there's a lot of great statistics going back and forth between the two, each easily proving their case. But here is a view from a taxpayer who currently has no children in the Minnesota school system. |
Sorry, Charlie.
12/14/2007 12:00 AM
John Van Hecke, Minnesota 2020 Fellow
Minnesota's business community is deeply concerned with Minnesota's educational quality. Since worker preparedness strongly correlates with education, flat and sliding student performance suggests that Minnesota's future workforce will be unable to staff industry's innovation and fleet-footed growth. |
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| | From Parents United | Why Levies?
(Power Point)
08/15/2007
From “Let’s Talk Strategy” - A levy workshop for parent “Vote Yes” groups.
New Funding Formula
11/30/2006
P.S. Minnesota Releases New Education Funding Formula
Myth v. Reality
10/24/2006
Parents United responds to disinformation sent to candidates for state offices by the Coalition of Minnesota Businesses.
Getting Engaged
10/2/2006
Interview with Mary Cecconi and Kate Towle, Minnesota Parent magazine. |
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