Subj: Updated Essay for Voters Guide Date: 10/17/2002 9:30:08 AM Central Daylight Time
From: Dougmann99 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Star-Tribune influences the outcome of elections by what it publishes, or doesn't publish. That is why I am concerned about what seems to be an excessive delay in the publication of my updated essay for the soon-to-be-published voters guide. Susan Hilliard has assured me, in writing, that my updated essay will be in the soon-to-be printed Star-Tribune voters guide. (see text of updated essay after this message). However, if it is not published On-line by tomorrow (Friday, October 18), I don't expect to see it in print because tomorrow is the deadline for candidates to phone in last minute updates to their lists of endorsers. Although I was ready to submit an updated essay prior to October 2, I put it off until October 9 due to inaccurate information provided in the On-line Submission Confirmation notice for my preprimary essay, which I happened to print it out on October 1, 2002 [I faxed a copy of it to Susan Hilliard]. The first reference to the deadline for updating the post-primary essay in that notice stated "Should you advance to the general election, you will be able to log back in once between September 16 and October 12 to update your essay and endorsements. You will be able to make further updates to your endorsements by phone until Friday, October 18." -Doug Mann Minneapolis School Board Candidate http://educationright.tripod.com TEXT OF UPDATED ESSAY Most parents want a public school education that maximizes their children's intellectual development and opportunities for employment and education after high school. However, only a small minority of students in the Minneapolis Public Schools get that kind of education. In order to make a quality public education accessible to all on an equal basis, we must: 1) Hold schools accountable: the district can make progress toward ‘closing the gap;’ 2) Desegregate inexperienced teachers, who are now assigned primarily to high poverty schools; 3) Base Instruction on individualized educational planning and a college-bound curriculum, not ‘ability-grouping’ / tracking. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
