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Michael Hindin May 19, 2013 at 02:40 pm
Welcome. I hope to see courses open to the public. A hospice is a wonderful service to our…Read More community.
KCLEGACYMEDIA May 7, 2013 at 12:40 am
We just made an inforgraphic that outlines the staggering cost of prom for 2013. Check it out here:…Read More http://www.kclegacypress.com/2013/05/06/closer-look-at-cost-of-prom/
Scott May 9, 2013 at 10:34 pm
Hi Mike --
It is possible to have liberal ideals and spend wisely. Sheri's son got a free tux on the…Read More back of his hardworking friends? Sounds like communism to me!
In all seriousness, I applaud Sheri for raising a sensible son, and I deplore Mike B.'s parents for raising him to blame a political party for all shortcomings in a society.
rob_h78 April 16, 2013 at 10:56 pm
After reading the comment from "RP45241", I went to www.greatschools.com and looked up…Read More Washburn High School vs Wayzata High School (that is in Plymouth) and was shocked. These kids really gotta study more and they need every minute possible to study - they literally cannot afford a minute of not being in a classroom learning.
http://www.greatschools.org/minnesota/minneapolis/1320-Washburn-Senior-High-School/?tab=test-scores
http://www.greatschools.org/minnesota/plymouth/2228-Wayzata-High-School/?tab=test-scores
Just a few examples of percentage of students meeting\exceeding standards:
Math: Washburn 41% Wayzata 81% State Average 58%
Reading: Washburn: 67% Wayzata 94% State Average 77%
Science: Washburn 40% Wayzata 77% State Average 52%
Yikes!!!
Jim Flaherty April 17, 2013 at 12:10 pm
Shame on the school district. It seems that one person is under investigation for possible misdoings…Read More and a bunch of students protest the possibility of his termination by skipping school. When the Principal follows policy and marks the protesters records with an unexcused absence she gets reassigned (fired).
What the school should have taught the students is that the person under investigation is in a Union and will most likely be fine unless that person really messed up.
That the Principal is not in a Union and will most likely loss her job for doing the correct thing, because the union has more power than the school district.
What a lesson to teach, do the wrong thing and get rewarded and do the right thing and get punished. Good job Washburn.
Heyitsme April 17, 2013 at 07:21 pm
Skipping is skipping and unexcused absences are unexcused absences; protest after or before school.…Read More That is what we did. (on the public sidewalk, so the school couldn't say they are trespassing). We had a favorite bus driver that was fired by the school board for a really stupid reason (it has been over 30 years ago) and students were upset and we protested before and after school. If you were not where you were supposed to be by the time class started you were marked down as unexcused absence. Teachers have a job to do and students have a job to do. Free speech is still allowed but operate under the school (and state) education rules.
Mike B. March 27, 2013 at 12:09 pm
There is nothing "hateful" about discussing the proper role of "public"…Read More education, and whether government has a role in education. There are many solid arguments in favor of privatizing education to the greatest extent possible. Of course, the teachers' union fight every attempt to improve the educational environment for our children.
It's a shame that some, including the above poster, seem personally offended when someone disagrees with their viewpoint.
Karla Bestler Cady March 27, 2013 at 09:27 pm
You are kidding aren't you? Are you a parent? If you are...I am sorry for your children.…Read More Medication...electronic shock therepy? Where are you employed? The psych ward from the 40s?
Karla Bestler Cady March 28, 2013 at 01:52 pm
Funny that you reference the TV shows from the 50s and 60s when discouraging modern technology. Tell…Read More me if I am wrong, in the 50s and 60s wasn't the TV itself considered modern technology. Get with the times.
This issue has nothing to do with cell phones. You yourself just typed this out on a computer. This isn’t modern technology? According to your way of thinking, you should have just hammered your thoughts out on a rock with a chisel!
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