Victory for Senior Citizens and High School Students

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The following column originally appeared in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during July, 2021.  This version appeared in the Morrison County Record. Victory for senior citizens and high school students   Minnesota senior citizens, high school students and their allies have just produced a huge victory. “This experience shows what can […]

Helping youngsters find “the truth”

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This column originally appeared in a number of APG of East Central Mn newspapers, such as the Forest Lake Times, during July, 2021.   Helping youngsters find “the truth”   It’s a great story, but is it true? That’s what I’ve wondered about something a statistics professor told me years ago. Recently I’ve thought often […]

Aaliyah Hodge & Joe Nathan on Almanac – Minnesota Public TV

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Thanks to Almanac, a highly regarded Twin Cities/Minnesota Public Television weekly public affairs program. They invited Aaliyah Hodge and Joe Nathan to discuss their recent report on 30 years of experience in Minnesota with chartered public schools. The discussion also briefly discussed Minnesota’s experience with Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO.)  Aaliyah and Joe emphasized the […]

Appearance on Almanac – Mn Public Television, June, 2021

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Thanks to Almanac, a highly regarded Minnesota Public Television public affairs weekly program.  Here is a clip of the 6 minute interview involving Aaliyah Hodge and Joe Nathan.  We discussed lessons learned from 30 years of the charter public school movement in Minnesota. Another topic was lessons from Minnesota’s experience with Post Secondary Enrollment Options.  […]

Newest (2021) Minnesota Charter and District School Demographics Report

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Executive Summary An analysis conducted in June, 2021, of Minnesota Department of Education data by the CSC shows major changes in K-12 enrollment between the district public schools and chartered public-schools during the period 2001-2002 to 2020-21 school years. Specifically, CSC notes several trends over the last 19 school years. Statewide, Minnesota enrollment in public […]

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