by Jacob | Mar 13, 2018 | Voice
Education By Louis Dzierzak For educators, job satisfaction transcends money and makes good sense The broader discourse surrounding public education is increasingly contentious. Taxpayer frustrations regarding repeated referendums, anxieties over class sizes, and...
by Jacob | Mar 13, 2018 | Voice
Conversation Starters By Amy Goetzman Mary Sue Hansen and Peggy Huot-Hansen set the table for in-depth conversations about issues that call for community Newcomers to Minnesota—whether they come from Kansas or Myanmar—often find that it can be a little cold in the...
by Jacob | Mar 13, 2018 | Voice
Affirmative & Negative By David Schimke Conflict consultant Robert Stains says productive conversation begins and ends with thoughtful questions It’s the first thing scribbled in a dog-eared notebook that, since it was filled over the course of three-day dialogue...
by Jacob | Mar 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
EDTalks returned last month to a sold out crowd at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Many thanks to our two speakers, Maren Henderson, Evaluation Specialist for Minneapolis Public Schools, and Jamie Williams, a restorative practices consultant, trainer, teacher and peacemaking...
by Jacob | Mar 8, 2018 | Solos
By Patty Thorsen Patty Thorsen is a part of the Citizens League’s Backup Plan for Solo Seniors task force, an 18-month study on the challenges many individuals face as they age alone. As the project move forward, Patty will be updating followers of the project with a...
