Family concerns expanded PSEO opportunities

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This column originally appeared on hometownsource.com, August 3, 2017 http://hometownsource.com/2017/08/03/joe-nathan-column-family-concerns-expanded-pseo-opportunities/ Family Concerns expanded PSEO opportunities “This isn’t right!” That’s what Rep. Jenifer Loon, R-Eden Prairie, told Minnesota state legislators after talking with parents and students from southwestern Minnesota. Many legislators, including Rep. Ron Kresha, from the Little Falls area (who chaired a hearing on Postsecondary Enrollment […]

Fantastic Free Resource for Mn Families, Students & educators

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This column originally appeared on the hometownsource.com website. Free, Fantastic Resource for Minnesota Students and Families Minnesota families looking for something creative, challenging and fun for their youngster(s) have a free, terrific resource: this year’s edition of “Reach for the Stars.” This is a catalogue of, as the publishers put it, “More than 100 academic […]

7 key questions about school choice programs

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School choice programs vary widely.  Here are seven key categories for school choice programs: What is the SCOPE? (with a section of a community, in a metropolitan area, across district boundaries, etc). What are the STANDARDS? What standards are participating schools held to? Which SCHOOLS are involved/are eligible to participate? Magnet? District? Private, parochial, higher […]

Helping you avoid intense, awful pain

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http://hometownsource.com/2017/07/19/joe-nathan-column-helping-you-avoid-the-most-awful-intense-pain-of-my-life/ The following column originally appeared at www.hometownsource on July 19, 2017   Helping you avoid awful, intense pain This column has one purpose: to help you avoid the most intense, excruciating pain I’ve ever experienced in my almost 68 years of life – from kidney stones. In an online video, Dr. William Haley, a […]

Critics offer helpful challenges to this column

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This column originally appeared at www.hometownsource.com on July 5 2017 http://hometownsource.com/2017/07/05/joe-nathan-column-critics-offer-helpful-challenges-of-this-column/ Critics offer helpful challenges of this column Two critics of columns I’ve written have been very helpful. As a person who often encourages readers to re-examine, reconsider or refine their ideas, I need to do the same. While some challenges to my columns consist mostly […]

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