Beginning with an anecdote about how School Board chair Sharon Henry Blythe may not send her own child to city schools in the future, Steve Brandt examines the bad (and good) of Minneapolis schools. Here are links to the package that ran Monday:
Minneapolis public schools are hurting, but their strengths could help them survive. Two faces of urban schools http://www.startribune.com/stories/1592/4716608.html The bad: A variety of ways out; not enough test success or money http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4718602.html The good: A variety of classes and cultures; some test success http://www.startribune.com/stories/1592/4716698.html David Jennings interview http://www.startribune.com/stories/1592/4716785.html Are Minneapolis schools locked in a death spiral? http://www.startribune.com/stories/1592/4716667.html David Brauer List manager REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
