Joe Nathan / 2021-2024 Columns & Other Publications, Charter schools / 30th birthday of charter public schools, Boston Pilot Schools, Center for Collaboration Education, Codman Academy, Deborah Meier, Educators for Excellence-Minnesota, EdVisions, Grizzly Prep, High School for Recording Arts, Hope Survey, KIPP, Minnesota New Country School, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, teacher led schools, Ted Kolderie, Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, YES Prep, Yvonne Chan / 6 Comments
June 4, 2021 is the 30th birthday/anniversary of signing of the nation’s first law that created a charter, along with a district sector in public education. Thanks to Deborah Meier, who asked me several years ago to write a piece for Education Week that discussed strengths and shortcomings of this movement Reactions welcome. Deb, we’ve […]
Joe Nathan / 2020 Columns & Other Publications, Charter schools / Amy Erendu, Brandon Wait, Brian Papworth, Cathy Gallo, Center for School Change, Christy Carmichael, Claud Allaire, Colleen Fodness, Crystal Higgins, DaVinci Academy of Arts and Science, FIT Academy, Katie Manella, Katie Zender, Melissa Sondrol, Minnesota Charter and District School Demographics, Minnesota charter public school enrollment, Northwest Passage High School, PACT Charter School, Paladin Career and Technical High School, Tammy Bustamante / 3 Comments
Variations of the column below appeared in several APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during October, 2020. Papers used quotes from some parents in communities they served. The column below includes 25 quotes from parents. None of the published columns included all of the quotes that appear below. Parents explain why charter public school enrollment […]
Joe Nathan / 2019 Columns, Charter schools, Dual HS/College Credit, PSEO, St Paul Open School / Darlene Chambers, Governor Bill Clinton, Governor Lamar Alexander, Joe Nathan, Joe Nathan work in education, Langton Hughes, National Charter School Institute, National Governors Association, Rosa Parks, Time for Results report / 0 Comments
Thanks to the National Charter Schools Institute for conducting this summer, 2019 interview with Joe Nathan. In it, Dr. Darlene Chambers asks Nathan about his work from the 1960’s through 2019. The National Charter Schools Institute is creating a video archive featuring interviews with people who helped create the chartered public schools movement. This is […]
Joe Nathan / 2019 Columns, Charter schools / Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce, Commissioner of Labor and Industry Peggy Leppink, Governor Tim Walz, homelessness, John LeTourneau, manufacturing, Manufacturing in Minnesota, Minnesota, Ramsey, Safety Speed Manufacturing, Shawn Larkin, Two Harbors High School / 1 Comment
This column originally appeared during October, 2019  in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers, including but limited to the  Star News, published in Elk River, Minnesota. Gov. Walz offers unexpected messages about state’s manufacturing Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Labor and Industry Commissioner Nancy Leppink had some unexpected messages for students, families […]
Joe Nathan / 2019 Columns, Charter schools, Dual HS/College Credit, PSEO / Aaliyah Hodge, Bemidji, Breanna Kissel, Fardowso Abdi, Humphrey School, Ivan Sand Community High School, Paladin Career and Technical High School, People for PSEO, post secondary enrollment options, PSEO, Red Lake Indian Reservation, Robert Jackson, St. Louis Park High School, University of Minnesota, Voyageurs Expeditionary School, Zeke Jackson / 1 Comment
Students see value of alternative, charter and PSEO options Some of the most insightful, helpful reading I’ve done in the last year has come from essays written by Minnesota high school students like Breanna Kissel, Zeke Jackson and Fardowso Abdi. They explain far better than I can why providing public school choice and dual-credit […]