Dan McGuire wrote: > http://www.startribune.com/stories/1592/5013730.html > The problem today is the same as last winter: closing schools is > talked about without a comprehensive plan for the design of the future. > If the any of the board memebers commenting in this article had said, > "we are presenting a new design for our school system that will provide > these advantages...," I would have felt much better about the whole > process> I'm also dissappointed that Steve Brandt repeated the "800 empty > classroom claim" yet another time. The list that the district published > to support that claim was so flawed that it was embarrassment, or should > have been. Continuing to use flawed numbers will further erode public > confidence in the process.
Dorie writes: The enrollment in the schools have dropped due to people sending their kids to charter and private schools is my understanding, not due to a census drop of children. One would assume then, that parents are not satisfied with the education being given in the public school system. It would make sense that the public school system needs to be brought back up to standards that the public wants and feels better about to get those children back from charter schools. This does not mean closing schools, small or large that are providing the education that is quality and being supported by a neighborhood 100 percent. It is the children's education that is at stake here and if a school is working and excels in educating, it should not be closed. I personally do not think charter schools are the answer..I believe people are opting for them due to the quality of education in our public schools. This is the problem to be solved and that does not get solved by closing schools. Don't take the easy way out.... Dorie Gallagher Nokomis > > 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 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
