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...
Aug 31, 1996
As we embark on our third foray of Check & Balances I am struck by how political issues have a life of their own and frequently come full circle. The focus of this installment is on the property tax system. In Lead By Example, Duane Benson, Executive Director of...
Aug 31, 1996
Duane Benson is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Business Partnership, a public policy group that represents Minnesota’s largest companies. He was a state senator for 14 years–six of those as Senate Minority Leader. While in the State Senate, Benson...
Aug 1, 1996
Representative Myron Orfield (DFL 60B) is an attorney and a law professor. Rep. Orfield serves on the Environment & Natural Resources, Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs, and the Property Tax & Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Division committees. Myron...
Aug 1, 1996
Dan Salomone joined the MN Taxpayers Association as their executive director in April of 1991. Prior to joining the MN Taxpayer’s Association, Dan served as a nonpartisan research director for the MN Department of Revenue and the MN Senate. During his tenure at...
