January 11, 2001 - Education Week magazine has given Minnesota schools an F rating in the area of standards and accountability. The publication citied inadequete testing and a lack of clear standards as reasons for the rating. Sandy Pappas is the chair of the Senate Education Committee. She says she was shocked by the rating. State Senator Sandy Pappas. Education Week did give the state high marks for student test scores.
January 12, 2001 - A statewide teachers' union says teacher shortages in Minnesota may be worse than earlier forecasts suggested. Education Minnesota yesterday released the results of a survey of Minnesota superintendents. 60 percent of superintendents say their district faces a teacher shortage-- and over one quarter of the respondents said they consider the shortage a major problem. Carol Johnson is the superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools. She's on the line now.
January 15, 2001 - Leaders of a new education lobbying group say they want to advocate a common sense, conservative agenda for school reform. The Minnesota Education League today (Monday) outlined a political agenda that includes private school tax credits, charter school incentives, an easing of teacher license requirements and an overhaul of the Profile of Learning graduation standards. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
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January 23, 2001 - First-year college women lack confidence in their computer skills and that means fewer career opportunities, since they will not go into a degree that uses a lot of computers.
January 23, 2001 - SHORT LEAD: The Caring Sharing hands proposal is actually only one of several plans to open residential facilities for children in Minnesota, but as Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Stucky reports there is still fierce opposition.
January 23, 2001 - Ventura says that public education was the winner of his budget a couple of years ago. Now the focus needs to now go elsewhere.
January 24, 2001 - MPR's Patty Marsicano reports that Governor Ventura's proposed budget for higher education has stunned the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Systems. They say they won't even be able to keep up with inflation, let alone proceed with their plans for vital growth.
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