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St. Paul Schools Plan to Stop Buying Books

BOGUS BUDGETING PATROL -- St. Paul School administrators have decided to stop buying most types of textbooks for a year to help balance their budget. One of the books they won't be buying this year is a music text that includes rap "songs." Click here to find out about the textbook-buying ban AND how rap music is being taught to K-6 students! 

MPLS Schools to Spread Bureaucrats Throughout the City

PAPER-SHUFFLING PATROL -- Minneapolis School administrators are back to their old tricks: meaningless papershuffling maneuvers designed to distract the public, such as the latest proposal to implement a system of area superintendents, for the third time in 40 years! Click here to find out how this stupid plan will "work"! 

Minneapolis Public Library Caught Throwing Books in Dumpster

DUMPSTER PATROL -- SouthHighSucks.com found over a hundred perfectly good childrens' books with library stamping in the dumpster behind the Northeast branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Why were these books being thrown out? Apparently because Library Staff was too lazy to give them away! Click here to find out how your tax money is being wasted! 

Minneapolis to Close 14 Schools

PANDERING PATROL -- The Minneapolis School Board finally made the decision to close schools--which was necessary due to their enrollment declines. But instead of closing schools all over the city, they decided to close schools primarily in low-income areas. Click here to find out how the district screws the poor while coddling the wealthy! 

"Broke" Minneapolis Schools to Shell out $215,602+ for First Year of New Superintendent's Services

WASTEFUL SPENDING PATROL -- Learn about Superintendent Thandiwe Peebles' lavish compensation, and how the Minneapolis Schools hid the details of the contract from the public until after it was a done deal--they certainly didn't want taxpayers to protest this waste at the board meeting before they voted on the contract! Click here to learn how your money is being spent to fund Thandiwe Peebles' lavish lifestyle! 

MPLS Teachers Union Forces District to Spend 6.1% More on Salary & Benefits

BOTTOMLESS PAYCHECK PATROL -- Find out the real reason for the MPLS Schools' late 2003 budget cuts: to satisfy unrealistic demands from the Teacher's Union. For the last half of the 2003-04 school year, the emergency budget cuts equaled the extra money the school board gave the Teacher's Union. Find out how the Teacher's Union is sucking the District Dry! 

Consultants Urge MPLS Schools to Delay Public Input

BACKROOM DEALS PATROL -- Find out about the Minneapolis Schools' shady dealings in 2004, in which they hired consultants to make it extremely difficult for the average person to have their voice heard in the Superintendent selection process. Also, we highlighted the fact that the district refused to put a limit on their consultant budget. Click here for the full story! 

MPLS Wants to Pay Consultants $155,000+ to Delay Public Input

FISHY OFFICIALS PATROL -- Learn how Minneapolis Public Schools officials squandered a math and literacy grant on consultants who were ultimately used to delay and drown out public input on the hiring of a new Superintendent in 2004. Click here for the full story! 

2004 Political Roundup

GOVERNMENT BLOAT PATROL -- In our 2004 political roundup, we summarize Pawlenty's aborted plan to call a special session to ban gay marriage and increase wasteful spending. We also talk about Cheri Pierson Yecke getting the boot as well as the Minneapolis DFL snubbing school board incumbents. Click here to read all about it! 

MPLS Needs to Get Serious About Diesel Exhaust Threat

IMPAIRED BREATHING PATROL -- Learn about studies that say that buses idling in front of schools will increase students risks for several health problems, including a variety of lung and heart ailments--especially since the students must contend with heavy particulate pollution inside the school bus as well as outside in front of the school. Find out how your child's health might be in danger! Click here! 

Winter 2004 Budget Calls for Unscheduled Mid-Year Cuts

DRUNKEN SAILOR PATROL -- Learn how the Minneapolis Public Schools were forced to cut spending after discovering that they had spent more money than they had (Enron, anyone?). Irresponsibility is EXPOSED in the Full Story--click here! 

United States Schools Are Resegregating

RACIST SCUMBAG PATROL -- Apparently, the school desegregation efforts have failed--integration peaked in the 1980s, but now it's down to 1969 levels in many areas. Full Story 

David Jennings Named Permanent Minneapolis Superintendent

CONTINUED CORRUPTION PATROL -- Learn about Minneapolis' new Superintendent, David Jennings...topics include his inexperience, spending habits, and possible shakedowns. Full Story 

Chiron Consumed By Corruption

CORRUPT CHARLATAN PATROL -- Read some pretty serious allegations made against the Downtown Minneapolis charter school, including how the principal reportedly works from his living room. Full Story 

MN Social Studies and Science Standards Proposals Get Praise, Criticism

STATE STANDARDS PATROL -- Find out what people said at a public hearing on the standards in St. Paul, plus get our take on the standards composition process. Full Story 

Stillwater School Board Eager to Give Free Laptops to all Middle School Staff and Students

WASTEFUL SPENDING PATROL -- Get the facts on the proposal out of Stillwater, MN to give free laptops to every junior high student...including the fact that they have secured only partial funding. Full Story 

Carol Johnson Leaving MPLS Schools

SIGNS OF HOPE PATROL -- Peruse the only balanced story on the Minneapolis Public Schools' "loss" of Carol Johnson. Also, get early insight into the School Board's slimy successor selection scheme. Full Story 

Minneapolis NAACP Branch President Defies Membership Vote, Continues Parent Information Center Project

BACKROOM DEALS PATROL -- Learn how Minneapolis NAACP President Al Gallmon did an end-run around a membership vote to end the NAACP's involvement in the controversial (and wasteful) Parent Information Centers. Plus, learn how the NAACP is failing to comply with it's own by-laws, thanks to corruption within their executive committee. Full Story 

NAACP to Operate Parent Information Centers on Behalf of the MPLS Schools...and on YOUR Dime

WASTEFUL SPENDING PATROL -- Find out how the NAACP has transformed itself into a social club that no longer cares much about the social issues that made it a household name. Plus, learn how their new contract with the school board is riddled with conflicts of interest. Full Story 

Minneapolis School Board Firing Teachers Using Flawed Methodology

SCHOOL BOARD PATROL -- The Minneapolis School Board is laying off over 400 teachers. Unfortunately, they are only laying off new teachers, regardless of their performance in the classroom, while older teachers are allowed to stay on even if they teach their students next to nothing. Full Story 

Suspension Rate Stays Sky-High in Minneapolis

PATHETIC PROGRESS PATROL -- Learn how an astonishing 18% of Minneapolis Public Schools' students get suspended at least once each year, and how the district is failing to meet it's own suspension reduction goals. Plus, learn about the Office of Student Engagement! Full Story 

Minneapolis School Board to Raise Taxes for Bonds

TAX HIKE PATROL -- The Minneapolis School Board recently issued bonds for upcoming building projects. Unfortunately for taxpayers, instead of fitting the bond repayment into their current budget, the school board decided to raise taxes. Read the full story and find out how much of your money they're taking, and take our Tax Hike Poll. Full Story 

March 2003 Newsbriefs

ACCOUNTABILITY PATROL -- Learn about a pathetic set of meetings held on proposed Minnesota school standards, plus find out about how the Los Angeles Public Schools were forced to clean up their filthy bathrooms--something Minneapolis schools should do as well. Full Story 

Minneapolis School Board "Struggles" to Fix Ballooning Budget Deficit

WASTEFUL SPENDING PATROL -- Find out about the Minneapolis Public Schools' $28,000,000 deficit, as well as the proposed solution, which is slated to break the promise the district made with voters in 2000 to keep class sizes low in exchange for citizens paying sky-high property taxes. Full Story 

Do High-Stakes Tests Cause Students to Fail?

VINNY'S NEWSROOM -- A recent study claims that state-wide student performance drops significantly when there are big-government high-stakes tests in a state. Full Story 

MPS Has Projected $25,000,000 DEFICIT!

WASTEFUL SPENDING PATROL -- Find out what can be cut from the Minneapolis Public Schools' Budget in this hard-hitting report. Read on... 

ALL Fire Pulls Deactivated at South High

PUBLIC SAFETY PATROL -- Find out how South High deactivated all their fire alarm pulls, placing undue confidence in their sprinkler system, which hasn't even been tested. Full Story 

Students Stage Walkout in Commons

STUPID POLICY PATROL -- Find out about a walkout at Minneapolis South High that took place after students got wind of a new tardy policy--a policy that is likely to have very little effect. More... 

SHS Fire Safety Scandal

PUBLIC SAFETY PATROL -- Learn how Minneapolis South High's third floor became devoid of fire pulls, leaving the science classrooms vulnerable to a blaze. Read some of the Startling Facts 

September 2002 Newsbriefs

CITYWIDE PATROLS -- Find out about larger surveillance cameras at South High, Beginning-of-the-year bureaucracy, the return of fire drill season, and how South High remembered September 11, 2001's first anniversary. Full Stories 

Minneapolis School District Wins Domain Name Lawsuit

WEB ADDRESS PATROL -- Learn how the Minneapolis school district won the web address minneapolispublicschools.com in a lawsuit. Plus, learn about other web address disputes involving anti-abortion activists. Full Stories 

Summer 2002 Newsbriefs

SUMMER VACATION PATROL -- Learn about the Minneapolis school district's legal battle to wrest control of the web address minneapolispublicschools.com from an anti-abortion activist. Plus, learn about a MPLS voluntary performance pay system, St. Paul schools' fiscal irresponsibility, a study showing school buses to be "the safe way to school", and get Lynne Cheney's thoughts on history instruction in our nation's schools. Full Stories 

June 2002 Newsbriefs

YEAR-END WRAPUP -- The end of the 2001-02 school year brought a lot of balogna, including Year-End Indignities, a sicko Senior Party, a SouthHighSucks.com outage, a pledge bill veto, and fire drill season. Get all the disturbing details 

May 2002 Newsbriefs

BIG-TIME REPORTING -- Stories include South High Auditorium Declared a Fire Hazard, a boring student government election, a racial profiling update, a Sad SADD Program, and discussion about the AUDITORIUM ANNOYANCE. Full Stories 

April 2002 Newsbriefs

HARD-HITTING JOURNALISM DEPT. -- Read about a Southwest High walkout, racial profiling in the halls, a men's restroom closure, and a Media Center blocking of SouthHighSucks.com. Full Stories 

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