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Dr. Wayne Jennings, often cited as one of Minnesota’s most influential public school educators in the last 50 years, died at home in Roseville on May 5. He had a private internment. Jennings was 95. A veteran of the US Army, Jennings had many jobs before deciding to become an educator. Among other things, he […]
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I couldn’t imagine myself without Saint Paul Open School. I was a K-12 student of Saint Paul Open School. If you count the years of semi-paused schooling due to homelessness and wanderings, I was there for about 15 years. Michael Sawyer I started in 1978, after the “anything goes” early years of Open School, but […]
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This column, written by Joe Nathan, originally was published in Education Week, April 25, 1990. Copyright Education Week and Joe Nathan Toward a Vision of Students Whenever the conversation turns to “restructuring” schools, I think of my former student David, an angry, violent teenager from a troubled inner-city family. Our public schools are encountering more […]
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CharterFolk Contributors Jose Perez and Joe Nathan: A Plea to Build on Students’ Strengths and Change the World Good morning, CharterFolk! Today we are pleased to share a contributor column from Jose Perez and Joe Nathan. A Plea to Build on Students’ Strengths and Change the World Whether it’s high school students successfully challenging […]
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The front door had barely closed behind me when 2 boys about my age (13) greeted me and introduced themselves as Dave and Colin. They were really nice and they showed me where to put my things and offered to show me around the building. Our tour included the basement shop and home ec areas, […]