In a message dated 11/10/2001 2:36:36 PM Central Standard Time,
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Mr. Atherton is right, current research shows that student acheivement can
be accurrately measured as follows: 49% attributed to parent involvement,
about 42% teacher quality, and about 8% to class
I sent this to the list last spring. Now with the public planning meeting
starting, it's time to resurrect this idea:
..
Loki Anderson wrote:
And, maybe, it's overdue to bring back David's idea to
honor Nellie with a statue or some other honor when we
build our new library. She
Strib editorial advice to the new mayor:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/561/818302.html
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Scott,
This is an issue we deal with on a daily basis in Central. It is
extremely frustrating and I'm not sure how to deal with it, but know you
are not alone. You seem to be doing the right things by not allowing
people to feel comfortable doing this in your neighborhood and calling
it in
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/819274.html
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Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic
Vince Thomas writes:
Finally, I write to remind everyone of some baseball, and
Minneapolis history. As a
newcomer, I often heard older Minneapolis baseball fans state that the
glory days for
baseball in Minneapolis were the days in which the Minneapolis
Millers, a farm team for
the San
Oh yeah! That Constitution thingee! I'll have to read that one day. ;-)
Let a guy have a fantasy life, will you? I know it's my fault for mixing
a tongue-in-cheek proposition with a real life example of the mess that
endorsements have become. How about if candidates pledge not to
participate in
Wow!
Clark, you got people going a bit on this now!
I'm disappointed that some folks want to make this an US -vs- THEM
discussion. Most, if not all Twins supporters have tempered their
statements with admonitions that they are skeptical about subsidies for
a ball park. This doesn't change their
It was interesting to read Doug Mann's recounting of his experiences
with the Minneapolis schools. It provides some historical background for
his passionate opposition to the system. I don't think anyone should be
comforted when any parent has the sorts of experiences he describes.
Some
As you will note our organization has DFL in its name. We are the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Friends Caucus of the
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota.
Upon Brian Herron's resignation we chose to hold a screening for 8th ward
city council. Robert Lilligren, Vicki Brock and Zack
This morning, at about 9:15 AM, I had the displeasure of dealing with
yet another prostitute and her client. As I was opening the window
shades to let in the beautiful morning sun, I noticed a female riding a
mountain bike being followed by a male in a silver Ford Contour. They
stopped in
Audrey Johnson MPS BOE wrote:
Minneapolis did vote on levies to keep class sizes small, and the sizes
promised at the elementary level are being held to that level. At the
secondary levels, there are over enrolled classes. So what's happening?
The official count of students happens, by
Michael Atherton writes:
PS: If these guys keep this up, I'll be forced to run for school board
myself next year and then things will really get UGLY. Don't make me
do this! So please Denny, let's initiate some real solutions and
stop screwing around (there's only four more years before my
Mr. Atherton is right, current research shows that student acheivement can
be accurrately measured as follows: 49% attributed to parent involvement,
about 42% teacher quality, and about 8% to class size. A top priority of
the district is currently to provide staff development in a way that is
If we had resuscitating multiple endorsements in the DFL, both cities would
have had endorsed mayors elected. If we had multiple endorsements (qualified
people with a threshold of support in the party), Mark Dayton would have run
for and been one of the endorsed candidates. Skip Humphrey would
I will respond here to two related points raised by Dennis Schapiro:
In a message dated 11/10/2001 8:53:23 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
2. As a person in line to take a seat on the board, I noted this statement:
A lot of money has been misappropriated.
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