Just a few tasty morsels to chew on...
Item: Minneapolis School Superintendent Carol Johnson lives in Golden Valley
(although given the hours she puts in for Minneapolis kids and taxpayers, I
doubt she spends many waking hours in there.)
Item: The majority of MPS principals do not live in the city. (I think the
same can be said for teachers, but I'm not certain.)
Item: In 1992, the BOE had 3 members with school-age children. By 1994 that
was down to 2. There are currently 4 BOE members with school-age children,
only one of whom has reached high school age.
Item: The majority of sitting City Council members have no children in
Minneapolis Public Schools. In fact, most of them don't have school-age
children, period.
Proving what? Not much, in my opinion.
Ya know, public service is NOT especially family friendly, but I think this
school/children discussion is missing the larger public relevance of what any
individual candidate will do to improve/sustain city liveability for future
generations of Minneapolitans, whether we're related to them or not.
Let's get over this litmus test stuff and get on with the business of finding
out what mayoral candidates think they can do to improve the lives of all
Minneapolis residents. Don't forget, whoever gets the job - mayor, that is -
will still be accountable to those who have kids in public schools, in
non-public schools, those who have no kids in school or at all (the
overwhelming majority), even those who didn't vote for them.
Ann Berget
Kingfield 10-10
