[Mpls] School Thread

2001-05-22 Thread doodle
Denny, in response to your question about threats of possible litigation, I merely stated what I felt to be the options given various circumstances. The devestating effects that sunseting comp ed would have would cause many large school distrcts and some small rural ones to not be able to provide

Re: [Mpls] RE: Mpls Public Schools

2001-05-22 Thread Michael Atherton
Lynnell Mickelsen wrote: 4) Michael Atherton of Prospect Park says diversity is an overrated, urban myth. Maybe he just he hasn't tried it. Or maybe he had a couple bad experiences. Now to be fair to Michael, I also get impatient with all the endless PC discussions about diversity--all the

[Mpls] Lisa McDonald's shindig

2001-05-22 Thread Eva Young
It's at 355 13th Ave N.E. (1/2 block East of the Modern Cafe) 1 block North of Broadway just off 13th Ave N.E. and University Ave. N.E. If you need directions, call the office at (612) 362-7826. Hope you can make it...! Went to the opening of Lisa McDonald's new digs in Northeast. She

[Mpls] demonizing the schools

2001-05-22 Thread Lynnell Mickelsen
RE: Michael Atherton's relentlessly pessimistic posts on public schools: In watching Michael Atherton's responses to various posts on public schools, I am struck by his absolute insistence that public schools are a failure--no matter what response he gets from School Board

[Mpls] Housing Crisis

2001-05-22 Thread Jordan S. Kushner
The census statistics appear to support what is obvious: the housing situation in the metro area is a disaster, with fewer units created at any time since the Great Depressions the lowest vacancy rate of any metro area in the country, and the biggest increase in homeless - according to the local