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The following column originally appeared in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during December, 2023 2023 Stars and Steps Forward This week’s column celebrates educators, community members and students who helped make Minnesota a better place. While challenges remain, the efforts described below are examples of what has been and […]
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The following column appeared originally in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during June, 2023 Legislation will have an immediate positive impact on students  Four legislators gave me sometimes surprising responses when I asked them what laws approved this year would have the most positive impact on young people. Their […]
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The following column originally appeared in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during December, 2022 Expectations and surprises from 2023 Minnesota Legislature’s K-12 education leaders  Recent interviews with four key legislators, revealed some expected, and some surprising, things about how the 2023 Minnesota Legislature will deal with education. K-12 education is […]