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February 2, 2019

A Great District/College Collaboration

Joe Nathan / 2019 Columns, Featured Content / Andrew Kubas, Bloomington, Carolyn Wanamaker, Cary Komoto, Charles Weismann, Clare Koll, Dimensions Academy, Erin D. Boltik, Heather Starks, Henry Weismann, Jefferson High School, Jennifer Weismann, Jillayne Clark, Kennedy High School, Lauren Weum, Les Fujitake, Minnesota PTA, Minnesota Public Schools, Nicole Clark, Normandale Community College, Thomas Starks, Tuan Dinh / 5 Comments

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 […]

January 15, 2019

Big Decisions about Littlest Minnesotans

Joe Nathan / 2019 Columns, Featured Content / Arthur Rolnick, Governor Mark Dayton, Governor Tim Walz, Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan, Rep. Dave Pinto, Sen. Carla Nelson / 0 Comments

The following column is appearing in a number of APG of Eastern Minnesota newspapers during January, 2019. Big decisions about the littlest Minnesotans Photo credit – Head Start Many working and low-income parents with infants or preschool children face tough decisions, whether they live in Little Falls or Lakeville, St. Louis Park or […]

January 14, 2019

Welcome Aaliyah Hodge, CSC Senior Consultant

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Aaliyah Hodge is the Senior Consultant for Center for School Change. She has authored a number of reports for CSC, testified at the Minnesota state legislature and is serving as founding president of People for PSEO. Aaliyah used Minnesota’s Post Secondary Enrollment Options law to help her earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of […]

January 14, 2019

Opening Our Minds

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Opening Our Minds by Meg McMonigal Open School exposed us to so many new ideas and taught me to look at things from a variety of points of view. It really opened our minds to accept people and perspectives that were different from our own. Three highlights for me: First, we had so many current event speakers in the […]

January 14, 2019

Prince, Passion, Persistence, and Open School

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Prince, Passion, Persistence, and Open School By David TC Ellis I was pretty rebellious growing up. I would challenge systems. I used to be confrontational. I got kicked out of Highland Park and Central High Schools in St. Paul. When I transferred to St. Paul Open School, I was not really engaged but my family […]