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September 9, 2024

An angry reader, Minnesota’s test scores and helpful next steps

Joe Nathan / 2021-2024 Columns & Other Publications / Anoka-Hennepin, Big Lake, community schools, Elk River, Governor Tim Walz, hands-on learning, MDE Commissioner Willie Jett, Minnesota Legislature, Pew Research Center, Phi Delta Kappa, public school options, service learning, Spring Lake Park / 0 Comments

The following column originally appeared in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during September, 2024. This includes SunThisWeek, Press&News, County News Review, Monticello Times and others. An angry reader, Minnesota’s test scores and helpful next steps Recently a reader sent an angry letter. The person didn’t include contact information, but since some […]

October 28, 2017

Helping Katie & others via community schools/shared facilities

Joe Nathan / 2017 columns / Annex Teen Clinic, Brooklyn Center Community Schools District, Brooklyn Center Health Resource Center, Children's Dental Services, Cindy Jarva, community schools, Dakota County Sheriff Tim Leslie, James Backstrom, Mental health, North Psychology Clinic, Park Nicollet Foundation, POR Emotional Wellness, shared facilities / 3 Comments

This column originally appeared in several ECM-Sun Current Newspapers, October, 2017, for example Helping Katie and others via community schools/shared facilities By Joe Nathan Katie was referred to me when she started screaming uncontrollably at her social studies teacher. The teacher didn’t know what had set off this normally quiet 12-year-old. All the teacher […]