Jan 3, 1997
House Speaker Phil Carruthers represents House District 47B, which covers Brooklyn Center and part of Brooklyn Park. He has been re-elected to the House five times since 1986. He has been a member of the Taxes/Sales & Income Tax Division, and the Ways & Means...
Jan 3, 1997
Governor Arne Carlson was first elected Minnesota’s Governor in 1990 and re-elected in 1994 by the largest margin in the state’s history. From 1978 to 1990 he served as Minnesota State Auditor. Prior to that he served as the Floor Whip in the Minnesota...
Jan 3, 1997
As Checks & Balances marks its second year of publication, we would like to thank all of our readers for their support in this continuing effort. We would also like to thank our contributors for their participation, insight, and appreciation for what we are trying...
Dec 1, 1996
As Checks & Balances close out 1996, we thought that we’d conquer an issue with significant impact on the future of our state: Education. We sought an article from one of the key players in the legislature and asked state Senator Larry Pogemiller, co-chair of the...
Dec 1, 1996
Dr. Michael Hartoonian is a Professor of Education and Liberal Studies at the Graduate School, Hamline University, and Director of The Carey Center on Democratic Capitalism. Michael has written articles for Kappan, Social Education, Theory and Research in Social...
Dec 1, 1996
Mr. Kolderie earned his BA from Carleton College and his MPA from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He has served as a reporter and editor for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, Executive Director of the Citizens...
Dec 1, 1996
Wayne Jennings, Ph.D., is the Chairman for Designs for Learning; the Director for The Institute for Learning and Teaching; the Editor of the newsletter Brain Based Education Networker; an Adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas; and the Director of St. Paul...
Dec 1, 1996
Mr. Tom Nelson has taught for 14 years, mostly in a middle-school environment. He has served 10 years in the Minnesota legislature, six of which as an active member, or chairman of the Education Finance Committee. He served as Minnesota Commissioner of Education for...
Dec 1, 1996
Senator Lawrence Pogemiller (DFL–District 59) was elected to the state Senate in 1982 and ten years later he took over the chair of the Education Funding Division and Co-chair of Education. He is a Member of Taxes & Tax Laws, Governmental Operations, Ethics...
Dec 1, 1996
This legislative session I will be proposing an innovative improvement plan for the state’s K-12 public schools. Under this plan, the state would establish each individual school’s performance baseline through standardized testing, and would then offer...
