I am going with others from Arlington High School on bus. My son attends Arlington and I have worked on staff at Arlington for the last four years now. These cuts are beyond the pale for any school district in Minnesota. In Saint Paul, we serve a large number of newly landed immigrants to this country that require much more money to be spent on the educational system for all students in the district. We need to squarely state by showing up that we will not tolerate the Education system in Minnesota to deteriorate any further without a fight.
I would encourage any and all to attend and let your voice be heard, not only by your presence at the rally itself, but that you would take the time to write a letter to your elected representatives to see that they understand where you stand. Hope to see many of you at the rally personally, and if you haven't thought about coming as of yet, consider coming and standing with Minnesotans from all over the state, with one voice raised in support of our schools. Thanks. Pam Ellison Como Park Saint Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Boland To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [StPaul] Rally on Monday Here's a personal reason why my kids and I are going to the capitol tomorrow. Battle Creek Elementary - which has been amazing for the two of my kids going there - is looking to lay off eight staff positions next year despite increased challenges in language, special education, and other areas. My first grader came home with the news that her classroom aide is on the chopping block for next year, leaving our outstanding teacher trying to meet all the individual needs of 26 kids (likely more, as teachers will also be cut and force more kids into each classroom). This is real - this isn't some imagined consequence down the road, though our political leadership seems to think they can keep pushing off consequences past the next election. I could go on and on about what the schools are doing to prepare our kids for the next generation workforce, etc... You know all that. Realize this: these cuts are happening right now, they are affecting kids right now, and we will be paying the price for it for many years to come. Steve Boland Selby-Dale __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
