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HometownSource.com: Parents -- Yes and no to American freedom
HOMETOWNSOURCE.COMby Joe NathanMany Minnesota parents might share some of the provocative views some Somali American and Oromo (Ethiopia) parents presented last week.In a wide ranging meeting, about 30...
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HometownSource.com: Charter School Lease Aid -- good deal for taxpayers and...
HOMETOWNSOURCE.COM by Joe NathanDespite some questionable assertions last week, lease aid for Minnesota charter public schools is a good deal for students and for Minnesota taxpayers. You don't have to...
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HometownSource.com: Requiring a college application for high school graduation
by Joe NathanIt's time for school boards to add a new high school graduation requirement. All students (except those with major mental handicaps) should apply to some form of higher education. Many of...
View ArticleChanges urgently needed after educators abuse students
Two deeply disturbing cases of educators abusing students in the Anoka-Hennepin and Burnsville/Eagan/Savage districts came out recently. In one, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights concluded that...
View ArticleValeria Silva and other immigrants help Minnesota
It's not, but this could easily be the story of an Irish, Italian or Jewish person who arrived in the United States a century ago, speaking no English, and having virtually no money. Instead, this is...
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What did Cincinnati Public Schools do to close the high-school graduation gap?
How did the Cincinnati Public Schools increase overall graduate rates by more than 25 points, and eliminate the graduation gap between white and African-American students? Anthony Smith, a Cincinnati...
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Honoring Kwame McDonald -- a 'giver of life and opportunity'
Walking into a school with Kwame McDonald was like nothing I've ever experienced. It didn't matter whether it was an elementary, middle or high school. Youngsters would rush up to him, eager to say...
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Dual Credit courses are working, and Minnesota should do more to encourage...
Macalester CollegePaj Ntaub LeeFor one of us, life began in a Thai refugee camp and crowded bamboo houses filled with families who faced many tragedies. Her parents traveled many months in search of a...
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Unique collaboration promotes critical skill: reading by end of third grade
centerforschoolchange.orgJoe NathanThe Lee family, shown above at St. Paul City Charter School, represents more than 1,200 families in Minneapolis and St. Paul who have been participating in a unique...
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Generation Next should be more inclusive and make better use of 'beat the...
If the Twin Cities is going to make substantial, long-term progress on reducing achievement gaps, we need to make better use of “beat the odds” schools, and be more inclusive than Generation Next has...
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