Tag: Political Science

Michael Fabricant: Disturbing trends in public education and why charter schools aren’t the answer.

November 11, 2010

This image was created by public-school art teachers Donna Barnard and Carol Dvorak of Oklahoma. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. BY MICHAEL B. FABRICANTProfessor in the School of Social Work and executive officer of the Ph.D. program in social welfare at Hunter College, City University of New York. He is author of Organizing for Educational … More Michael Fabricant: Disturbing trends in public education and why charter schools aren’t the answer.

A dramatic sequel to the 2008 MN Senate recount, you say? That’s unlikely.

November 5, 2010

BY JAY WEINER, author of This Is Not Florida: How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount. ——- “So,” people are asking, “you gonna write a sequel?” “Actually,” I reply, “no way!” The sequel, of course, would be about this incredible second potential recount in Minnesota within two years, this time for the governor’s post. … More A dramatic sequel to the 2008 MN Senate recount, you say? That’s unlikely.

Remembering Paul and Sheila Wellstone: "Together, they touched countless lives."

October 25, 2010

“The future will belong to thosewho have passion,and to those who are willingto make the personal commitmentto make our country better.”—Paul Wellstone (July 21st, 1944 – October 25th, 2002) The following is a piece by Walter F. Mondale about the late Sen. Paul Wellstone and his wife, Sheila, who died in a plane crash eight … More Remembering Paul and Sheila Wellstone: "Together, they touched countless lives."

Jay Weiner on Election Day 2010: Anyone ready for a recount?

October 13, 2010

From The New Yorker to the Star Tribune bestseller list, author and MinnPost reporter Jay Weiner’s new book This Is Not Florida: How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount has been getting a bit of attention. We recently checked in with the author to get his input on the current election atmosphere. ——- As … More Jay Weiner on Election Day 2010: Anyone ready for a recount?

On the crisis of public education

September 17, 2010

If you regularly keep up on education issues or the latest documentary releases or are an all-around movie aficionado, you’ve likely seen this compelling and emotional preview for the much-talked-about documentary Waiting for Superman, which is directed by An Inconvenient Truth‘s Davis Guggenheim and opens nationwide in October. What you might not have heard is … More On the crisis of public education

Aaaaand we’re back to the State Canvassing Board.

August 17, 2010

As Minnesota’s State Canvassing Board meets today to certify last week’s close-but-not-close-enough-for-a-recount primary election results, one can’t help but remember a time in 2008 when all eyes, locally and nationally, were turned to the State Canvassing Board. The University of Minnesota Press has compiled this infographic timeline that lays out all of the events surrounding … More Aaaaand we’re back to the State Canvassing Board.