A Great District/College Collaboration
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 […]
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Minnesota law requires helping students plan for the future
Joe Nathan / 2018 Columns / Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Bloomington Public Schools, Braham Public Schools, Cambridge Public Schools, Elk River Public Schools, high school graduate surveys, Jana Hennen-Burr, Julia Espe, Ken Gagner, Les Fujitake, Mia Hamm, Minnesota Department of Education, Raymond Queener, St Paul Public Schools / 2 Comments
The following column appeared in a number of ECM newspapers during March, 2018 In Minnesota, helping students plan for the future is a law Minnesota state legislators have given youngsters and families an important opportunity and responsibility: A state law requires that, beginning in 2013-14 and starting in the ninth grade, educators help students develop […]
Legislators wisely listening as students ask for equal treatment
Joe Nathan / 2014, Columns (J. Nathan), Dual HS/College Credit, PSEO / AALF, African American Leadership Forum, Aldo Sicoli, Beisite Wang, Ben Barton, Center for School Change, Cherish Kovach, CSC, dual credit, GPA, grade point average, Growth & Justice, Hector Garcia, Henry Hoang, Jay Haugen, Joe Nathan, Les Fujitake, Linda Slocum, MAAP, MASA, MASSP, MBP, Michelle Nguyen, MinnCAN, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, Minnesota Business Partnership, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Parents United, PSEO, Richfield School Board, Sam Petrov, scholarships, weighted grades, Wendy Hughes / 2 Comments
This article was originally published at: http://hometownsource.com/2014/03/19/joe-nathan-column-legislators-wisely-listening-as-students-ask-for-equal-treatment/ Six high school students spoke out last week, and legislators listened. As college costs rise, families are looking for ways to help youngsters be better prepared and earn college credits while still in high school. Richfield High School students Sam Petrov, Beisite Wang, Henry Hoang, Wendy Hughes, […]
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 […]
Union, district & charter leaders urge discussion before families decide to “opt-out” of testing
admin / 2013, Columns (J. Nathan) / Ben Barton, Bernadeia Johnson, Bill Wilson, Cam Hedlund, Corey Lunn, Denise Specht, Education Minnesota, Greg Winter, Jim Johnson, Katie Curtis, Kearney, Les Fujitake, Mary Catherine Ricker, Matt Mohs, Robert Metz, South High School, state tests, testing, Tom / 0 Comments
Should parents have their children “opt out” (not participate) in local or statewide testing? Some anti-testing advocates are suggesting this. Last week more than 30 district, charter and union officials responded when I asked them about this. Their responses reflected a mixture of respect, responsibility and frustration. Most educators offered considerable respect for parents and […]
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