The obvious additions to the list of why it is important for the Mayor to be
involved with the Minneapolis public schools is that he or she is a policy
leader for the whole City. Although the Mayor doesn't have a seat on the
School Board, he or she can be very influential. Three important examples
from the past include the passage of the original School referendum, the
move to community schools, and the construction of neighborhood learning
centers, things that wouldn't have occurred without the strong leadership of
the Mayor at the time.
Carol Becker
Longfellow
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Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 10:28 AM
Subject: [Mpls] Put Your Kids Where Your Mouth IS
> Responding to David Brauer:
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> For me the question of whether the next Mayor of Minneapolis sends
> his or her kids to public or private school is a practical matter . I
> expect the Mayor to be a booster of the Public Schools . Here are a few
> situations where I think it would matter a great deal whether the Mayor
> had his or her kids in Private Schools:
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> If a company that was thinking of moving to Minneapolis asked the
> Mayor's opinion of the Public Schools. (Businesses often consider the
> quality of the public schools when they choose to invest or relocate.)
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> In the event of a tragedy at a Public School.
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> If there was a teacher's strike.
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> Court-ordered desegregation.
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> I think it would be very unfair to a candidate and his or her
> family to pretend we don't care what school he or she's chosen for their
> kids and allow the matter to surface later on in the campaign when it's
> obvious many people have very strong opinions about the subject.
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