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The effect, if not the intent, of these narratives is a perception of crisis in our public schools, the insinuation that our educators are a selfish “special interest,” and the manufacturing of public consent to school closures and/or teacher layoffs.
Nearly nine of every 10 pre-K students enrolled in Way to Grow were assessed and deemed ready for kindergarten. That number would be far lower without that support.
The Framers included the Emoluments clause along with other regulations to limit foreign influence upon our government. Ilhan Omar’s acceptance of the Qatar travel is a perfect example of exactly what the Framers feared.
The event was a relief: This was the Minneapolis we moved here for and the community we wanted had finally started to feel possible.
The right to a public trial is enshrined in law. Still, courts have struggled to define how “public” to make a public trial.
The State Emblems Redesign Commission has less than five months to send its final report to the Legislature — and has yet to convene.
We cannot sit back and let politicians prevent our young people from learning the truth in their classrooms.
Though the CEOs have attempted to frame their pugilistic pursuit as a once-in-a-generation event, they are far from alone.
This person did what no one was able to do: She was able to listen to me.
Neither the corporate media nor our politicians who are beholden to corporate lobbyists honestly address the common root causes of (and solutions to) worker exploitation and climate change.
The goal is to silence dissent against the regime. The Chinese Communist Party is the world’s worst offender, and we are also now worried about the safety of Russians in the U.S.
For most, simpler death care is about our connection to the wider web of life and our sense of responsibility to care for the entire creation.
Watching the U. S. Women’s team over the past two weeks competing in the World Cup, while trying to stay awake, was an excruciating exercise.
NAPSA reports financial abuse of elders is costing older Americans and their families billions every year, though occurrences are thought to be grossly underestimated.
If the pandemic has taught us anything, hasn’t it taught us that it’s in our best interests that others are doing well?
With the advent of SB 1718, all that is being accomplished is giving more power to the hate movement by feeding the anti-immigrant spirit.
If we want to grow and protect Minnesota’s outdoor recreation industry, the solution is obvious, say no to copper-nickel sulfide mining.
Leave your leaders, party members. “Just listen to me,” the lyrics advise.
Our planet is in crisis. Our public schools need to be leaders in addressing that crisis.
Clearly, Selby is a street for people, and not a street for a high-frequency bus rapid transit line.