Summer 2007 Adult Commentator Series

8/13/2007 - Stacy Becker
Stacy Becker, Project Director for the Citizens League MAP 150,
asks, "How would you evaluate your experience as a student
panelist?"
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the discussion

8/6/2007 - Pat Garofalo
Pat Garofalo, Minnesota House Representative for District 36B,
asks, "What do you think about the idea of merit pay for
teachers?"
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7/23/2007 - Abdi Aynte
Abdi Aynte, senior fellow/reporter at the Center for Independent
Media, asks, "Do you have access to equal education both in the
context of your high school or as you think about going to
college?"
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the discussion

7/16/2007 - Bill Blazar
Bill Blazar, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, asks, "What specific
skills should students have to demonstrate in order to
graduate?"
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the discussion

7/9/2007 - Jennifer Godinez
Jennifer Godinez of the MN Minority Education Partnership and MN
College Access Network, asks, "What steps can schools and
communities take to help you realize your dreams?"
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the discussion

7/2/2007 - Dick McFarland
Dick McFarland, member of the Board of Directors of the McKnight
Foundation, asks, "What are the characteristics of teachers that
have had the greatest impact on you?"
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the discussion

6/25/2007 - Sellano Simmons
Sellano Simmons, MPS Parent Advisory Council representative for the
North Side, asks, "Are you having conversations about college at
school or home?"
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the discussion

6/18/2007 - Catherine Jordan
Catherine Jordan, CEO of Achieve!Minneapolis, asks, "What role do
parents play in students' education?" The students will inform a
new effort to get parents involved in promoting positive messages
about learning.
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6/1/2007 - Chris Stewart
Chris Stewart, Director on the Minneapolis Board of Education,
asks, "If we were to recreate the high school experience from the
ground up, how should technology be used to improve instruction in
our schools?"
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the discussion

5/25/2007 - Sean Kersahw
Sean Kersahw, Director of the Citizens League, asks, "How can we
involve students, and why is enrollment declining?"
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the discussion


