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February 2, 2019

A Great District/College Collaboration

Joe Nathan / 2019 Columns, Featured Content / Andrew Kubas, Bloomington, Carolyn Wanamaker, Cary Komoto, Charles Weismann, Clare Koll, Dimensions Academy, Erin D. Boltik, Heather Starks, Henry Weismann, Jefferson High School, Jennifer Weismann, Jillayne Clark, Kennedy High School, Lauren Weum, Les Fujitake, Minnesota PTA, Minnesota Public Schools, Nicole Clark, Normandale Community College, Thomas Starks, Tuan Dinh / 5 Comments

This column original appeared in several APG of East Central Mn newspapers during early February, 2019 A Great District/College Collaboration Tuah Dinh, Clare Koll & Thomas Starks […]

November 14, 2013

Congratulations and concerns about school referendum victories / Joe Nathan’s Column

admin / 2013, Columns (J. Nathan) / Bloomington, Braham, Cambridge-Isanti, Corey Lunn, Dan Hoverman, Greg Winter, Hopkins, Joe Nathan, John Schultz, Les Fujitake, levies, Little Falls, Minnesota School Boards Association, Mounds View, operating levies, per pupil, Ray Queener, referendums, school district, Stephen Jones, Stillwater, taxes / 0 Comments

Published on HometownSource .com , ECM Publishers, By Joe Nathan on November 13, 2013 at 1:46 pm Congratulations to the many parents, community members and educators who produced a record approval rate of local district referendums. This was a huge amount of work, especially in an economy that is challenging for many Minnesotans. According to the Minnesota School Boards […]

September 16, 2013

National union president’s visit highlights potential progress & problems of increasing $ for early childhood education

admin / 2013, Columns (J. Nathan) / all day kindergarten, Anne Roush, Arthur Reynolds, Bloomington, Denise Specht, Dennis Van Roekel, early childhood, Hillcrest Community School, Judy Temple, Les Fujitake, National Education Association, national union, Olson Middle School, Paul Schullo, president, Rachel Biggs, Wendy Marczak / 1 Comment

National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel’s recent visit to Bloomington, Minnesota highlighted the potential of more funding for early childhood education. Perhaps unexpectedly, the visit also highlighted possible problems. Led by Hillcrest Community School fifth-graders Sara Grosser and Gregory Pedenko, Van Roekel, Education Minnesota president Denise Specht and Bloomington Federation of Teachers President Wendy […]