Abdinur Barkat

November 23, 2021

St Paul School Closings are Short-sighted

Joe Nathan / 2021-2024 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 / 2021-2024 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 / 4 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 […]