Star Tribune 10.15.24 “Readers Write: Student illiteracy, the merits of the Electoral College”
Who’s to blame for student illiteracy? Look in the mirror, administrators. In the Oct. 11 Star Tribune, columnist Denise Johnson wrote about the poor state of literacy in Minnesota (“Boost
Star Tribune 10.10.24 “Johnson: Boost literacy levels for Minnesota students”
Our state shouldn’t accept its current concerning rates of reading proficiency. Reading is fundamental. Learning to read well by the third grade can make or break a student’s future success.
Star Tribune – 04.7.2024 “Monticello aspires to be the ‘Little Community That Could’ create proficient readers”
Monticello is “The Little Engine That Could” when it comes to reading. It aspires to become the community with the most proficient readers with the fewest inequities and to accomplish
Star Tribune 12.22.2023 “Minnesota can, must rise in reading ranks”
The answer to the question posed in the Star Tribune front page headline Nov. 27, "Can new laws reverse reading declines?" is an emphatic "yes" — and "no" — and "it
Star Tribune 04.16.2023 “If Cuba can eradicate illiteracy, Minnesota certainly can.”
There are 500,000 K-12 students in Minnesota who are not reading proficiently. If you lined them up all holding hands, they would stretch from here to Chicago.
Star Tribune – 12.26.2022 “Writing on the wall: The kids can’t read”
Monticello is “The Little Engine That Could” when it comes to reading. It aspires to become the community with the most proficient readers with the fewest inequities and to accomplish