[Winona Online Democracy]
Hello Joanie Heydt-neslon and Online Democracy,
EXCELLENT LETTER!
Thank you for bringing this incredibly imporant piont to people's attention.
I fear many people are still living in denial about what is going to happen
to kids and schools in Winona and all around the State if Governor
Ventura's budget is passed.
If I had been able to ask the Governor something at yesterday's "listening
session", here are the two short questions I would have asked:
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1. Based on the reports your staff have given you, could you please give
us a rough estimate of how many phone calls, letters, faxes, e-mails, and
petitions you have received from people encouraging you to invest more
money in our kids and schools?
2. How many phone calls or letters would it take to convince you that a
majority of Minnesotans want to invest more of our money in our kids and
schools?
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Here are some assumptions I would have not mentioned:
A. The Governor's staff actually reads all the letters they recieve and
they pass on both the content and numbers.
B. The Governor realizes he works for the people of Minnesota and it's our
money and our budget he is working with, not his.
C. The Governor is open minded and brave enough to realize that he only
received about 19-20% of the people who actually voted in the last election
and that he may be way off when it comes to talking on behalf of all
Minnesota. If a majority of Minnesotan's want to give our kids more, then
he should follow that lead.
D. The Governor would not have gotten defensive and attacked the question
and question-er instead of simply replying to fair and valid questions.
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I would have liked to heard his responses to these questions.
Dwayne Voegeli
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>Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:42:14 -0500
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>Subject: [Winona] lack of local news coverage
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>[Winona Online Democracy]
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>Last night 34 teachers were 'cut' by our School Board. Today, there is no
>news coverage of this event. I have to ask . . . does anyone care?
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>Recent research out of Princeton directly relates class size with student
>achievement (class sizes above 23 leading to lower student achievement).
>Class sizes at WSHS are already reaching 36, 38, 40. I have to ask . . .
>does anyone care?
>
>I do know that parents and grandparents of public school children care. I
>know that educators of public school children care. I know that our Supt.
>cares. I know that our School Board cares.
>
>But, I need to know . . . Does anyone who is not directly connected to the
>education of our community's children care?
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>Does anyone else REALLY AND TRULY care?
>
>Joanie Heydt-nelson
>parent, teacher, taxpayer
>507-452-5814
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