Uncategorized – Solving Minnesota's Achievement Gap

Public Instruction Report Cards

April 13, 2020 tkf

There is a noticeable difference in the Report Card Overall Score. Hudson School District 83.9 Somerset School District 73.6 District Report Card Summary From: https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/home HUDSON SOMERSET 2018-2019 83.9 73.6 2107-2018 82.2 78.4 2016-2017 78.5 80.6 2015-2016 79.5 71.5 2014-2015 no available data 2013-2014 76.5 70.1 2012-2013 75.3 70.3 It is fair to conclude that Hudson is trending up and Somerset is trending down. Economically Disadvantaged # of Students Math/English HUDSON (+/- 1) SOMERSET 2018-2019 …

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Violating Petitioners Rights

April 8, 2020 tkf

‘Petitioners whose property detachment requests have been denied have a right to appeal under the provisions of section 117.12(4) Wisconsin statutes’.

SSD Redacteded Docs

April 8, 2020 tkf

School District Boundary

April 8, 2020 tkf

Kindergarten Readiness, A Cover Up?

September 20, 2018 tkf

Kindergarten Readiness is the foundation on which the rest of a child’s education is built. Other problems may exist in the school system, but they are difficult to identify until kindergarten readiness has been fixed. That lead to a search for kindergarten readiness statics for the state. I searched the state website and was directed to a page that explained: • ‘Currently, the state of Minnesota does not have an estimate of the proportion of students entering kindergarten who…

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Universal Pre-Kindergarten

September 20, 2018 tkf

Pre-Kindergarten Four-year-old children would attend half-day classes during the school year, at the cost of about $7,500 per child. Currently in Minnesota, it is defined as ‘voluntary pre-kindergarten’ as only 4,000 positions are funded by the state government. However, Gov Walz has stated that Pre-Kindergarten provides the ‘biggest bang for our buck,’ and it will be the cornerstone of his next budget. What does this mean for families that are in Pre-Kindergarten? Families that rely on daycare are still responsible…

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Closing Observations

September 15, 2018 tkf

Closing observations: The failures in education have been reported for some time and have been blamed on schools and teachers. Not all the kids show up ready for school. The worst districts seem to be located in the inter-city. There are maps of economic disparity, used by the banking industry to identify neighborhoods that they must attempt to serve to fulfill an obligation under the Community Reinvestment Act. Overlaying those maps with results from school districts in the state will…

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Teachers Call to Action

September 10, 2018 tkf

This page is dedicated to teachers; there are several facts that the general public should understand. Providing the correct solution will show that we respect their time in the classroom. It will allow them to spend their time teaching children and less time solving the basic needs of some children. All too often the teacher needs to intervein when a child basic needs are not met, for example lack of clothing or food. Teachers are: • My hero’s (personal I…

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Executive Summary

September 7, 2018 tkf

Children Mind & Body Research by leading universities has established the following seven key areas impacting the achievement gap. [Note: Recognition for each fact will be clearly displayed in the body of the document, and a link will be provided.} 1. When Children Learn: Critical leaning years are from birth to 3-year-old. 2. How Children Learn: The most effective learning method during this time is called serve and return. The baby shows interest in something (serving), and the responsible adult…

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