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November 24, 2021

A perfect family movie for this holiday season

Joe Nathan / 2021 Columns & Other Publications / Bearer of the Morning, Bill Anoatubby, Chickasaw Nation, Eleanor Roosevelt, Francis Densmore Davis, Graham Green, Jeannie Barbour, Mary Thompson Fraser, Pearl, Q'orianka Kilcher, Te Ata, Te Ata movie / 0 Comments

This column originally appeared in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota Newspapers, including the Union Times. A perfect family movie for this holiday season If you or your family are going to see one movie this year, I urge you to see the beautiful, hopeful, uplifting “Te Ata.” It’s […]

November 23, 2021

St Paul School Closings are Short-sighted

Joe Nathan / 2021 Columns & Other Publications / Abdinur Barkat, Dr. Michelle Benegas, Envision Plan, Highwood Hills, Jackie Turner, Khulia Pringle, LEAP High School, Open World Learning Community, Rep Athena Hollins, Rep Jay Xiong, Rep John Thompson, Robin Shields-Cutler, St Paul Public Schools, St Paul Public Schools Placement Office, Wellstone Elementary School / 0 Comments

This column was posted on November 22, 2021 and published in the Star Tribune on November 23, 2021. Editorial Counterpoint: St. Paul school closings are short-sighted There’s room for compromise here, if leaders would listen. By Abdi Barkat, Khulia Pringle and Joe Nathan NOVEMBER 22, 2021 — 5:45PM Facts and research were ignored in a […]

November 14, 2021

Concerns, Challenges and Suggestions: Improving mostly counterproductive Envision proposals from St Paul Public Schools

Joe Nathan / 2021 Columns & Other Publications / Abdinur Barkat, Abdisalan Gure, Berit Higuera, Challenges and Suggestions : Improving most terrible Envision proposals from St Paul Public Schools, Concerns, Dr. Michelle Benegas, Emiy Flower, Faith Dietz, Francie Anthony, Halimo Daud, James Bradford III, John Gehan, Katie Novotny, Laura Ford-Nathan, Michelle Bricker, Musayba Ali, Natasha Fleischman, Paula Copeland, Sasha Odermann-Karr, St Paul Public Schools Envision Plan, Tina Fahnestock, Tom Dimond, Tom Doyle, Tonya Draughn / 3 Comments

The following statement of concerns and suggestions for improvement have been developed by a city-wide, multi-racial, multi-generational group of St Paul public school parents, students, educators, grandparents and community members. It has been shared with SPPS school board members. Possible Next Steps – Serve Our Students In response to the St Paul Public […]

November 13, 2021

Good news about 6 nationally recognized Minnesota Blue Ribbon Public Schools

Joe Nathan / 2021 Columns & Other Publications, Charter schools / Anoka-Hennepin Schools, Blaine, Blue Ribbon Public Schools, Friendship Academy of the Arts, ISD 728, McKinley Elementary School, Minnetonka West Middle School, Roosevelt Middle School, St. Croix Preparatory Academy Middle School, Twin Lakes Elementary School, Yinghua Academy / 0 Comments

The following column was originally published during October/November, 2021 in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota Newspapers. This includes the Elk River Star News. Good news about 6 nationally recognized Minnesota Blue Ribbon Public Schools Six Minnesota public schools and, actually, the whole state received terrific news on Sept. 21, when […]

November 13, 2021

Seven Suggestions for New and Re-elected School Board Members

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The following column is appearing in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota Newspapers during November, 2021. This includes the Press and News. Seven suggestions for new, reelected school board members Having been involved in many school board campaigns (including one this month), I’d like to offer a few suggestions to those who […]

Kao Kalia Yang helps us see from a very tall tree

Newest (2021) Minnesota Charter and District School Demographics Report

CSC, working with a coalition of currently and formerly homeless youth and families, district/chartered public schools/city/county/social service is trying to dramatically reduce youth and family homelessness in Minnesota

“Eyes on the Prize” Presentation on being named to the Hall of Fame, National Alliance of Public Charter Schools

Prince, Passion, Persistence, and Open School

Learning and Teaching with Fire: Lessons from HBCUs and Tribal Colleges

A perfect family movie for this holiday season

St Paul School Closings are Short-sighted

Concerns, Challenges and Suggestions: Improving mostly counterproductive Envision proposals from St Paul Public Schools

Good news about 6 nationally recognized Minnesota Blue Ribbon Public Schools

Seven Suggestions for New and Re-elected School Board Members