Bob Collins
Minneapolis Community Education wasn’t lying on the front cover of its fall adult enrichment classes brochure; it definitely offered something ‘different.’ Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Education
This is the way things have to be. We know this and we’ve known this since the day we dropped the kids off at elementary school and for the first time, they didn’t turn around to wave goodbye. Read more →
Millennials are suffering under the weight of their students loans, and why wouldn’t they be? The interest rates charged to student borrowers are much higher than most consumer loans and efforts to refinance are helping only those who don’t desperately need the help.
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School begins in a few weeks in most places, which means there’s a pretty good chance your kids’ teachers are out spending their own money this week on their behalf.
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You may remember the story of Myles Eckert, the 8-year-old who found $20 and gave it to a soldier eating at a Cracker Barrel because he reminded Myles of his father, who was killed in Iraq five weeks after Myles was born. Here’s an update. Read more →
What were you doing at age 15? We’re guessing you weren’t committing to attend a particular college.
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Can an exhibit at a museum be considered iconic? Perhaps it depends on how many kids grew up crawling over, under, and around it.
Using that definition of questionable science, three exhibits at Minnesota’s Children’s Museum, qualify as iconic. Read more →
The letter, from Cheryl Chatman, the dean of diversity at the university, invited students to an orientation session, making it clear that students of color were required to attend. Read more →
The Minnesota Supreme Court declared today that school districts can’t expel a student for violating a no-gun policy if the student didn’t willfully violate the policy. Read more →
Just one question for the nation’s history teachers: What exactly are you teaching as history these days?
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The story of Habibo Haji in today’s Winona Daily News carries with it an ongoing question: Why do some people survive the worst of childhoods and end up thriving, and others with more do not? Read more →
In the relatively short time I had to spend with Sgt. Leroy Petry on Monday, he didn’t try to recruit me into the military, he didn’t glorify war, and he didn’t tell me what politician I should vote for to be considered properly ‘patriotic.’ Read more →
Two stories in the news today provide a foundation for more discussion on the state of mental health care in Minnesota. Read more →
Why are youth sports coaches getting so fed up with kids and parents and walking away from the job? Let Leon High School in Florida be your guide. Read more →
A lot of journalists, including a few at a local radio network, have come through the Minnesota Daily, the University of Minnesota newspaper. It will now be printed only twice a week. Read more →