Teens: Use summer to interview about interesting job

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The following column appeared in somewhat different forms, in a number of Mn newspapers during July, 2018 Teens: Use Summer to Interview with an interesting job With a month of summer remaining, here are two things that teenagers could do that would be free, fun and fulfilling: They could interview people with jobs or careers that […]

Minnesota students take $100 million of free college credit courses

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The following column was published in various newspapers in late June and early July, 2018. Minnesota students learned from $100 million+ free college credit courses   More than $100 million — that’s the value of academic and technical college-credit courses that Minnesota high school students took during the 2016-17 school year at Minnesota’s public two-year […]

Amazing accomplishment at 2018 Mn Legislature

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This column appeared in a number of Mn newspapers during June 2018   Amazing accomplishment at this year’s legislature: “Much of the press coverage about the 2018 Minnesota Legislature and action by Gov. Mark Dayton focused on what did NOT get done. Unquestionably, many important issues weren’t resolved. But another story has not received much […]

Great summer read that offers hope

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This column is being published in a number of suburban and rural Mn newspapers run by APG of East Central Minnesota. Educator, author Wayne Jennings offers hope by Joe Nathan Wayne Jennings is a godsend for families seeking a truly personalized, individualized education for their youngsters. As I think back over years of writing for ECM […]

To help prepare students for future, please follow these laws

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Published in St. Paul Pioneer Press on Friday, May 18, 2018 Care about workforce? Follow these laws By ANAA JIBICHO AND JOE NATHAN | May 18, 2018 at 12:33 am   Though we represent different cultures and different generations, we agree with the Pioneer Press about the importance of helping students prepare for the future (“Work on […]

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