2021 may have begun only a few days ago, but it’s already shaping up to be quite the dramatic year, no thanks to a long series of political events that shook the nation. From a flip in the Senate to...
On November 3, millions of people all across the country raised their voices and stood in line for hours to vote. The most noteworthy election contested this year was the one for the presidency, but there...
Yes, that’s a dog.
Before Tony Morimoto signed up to run for school board the summer of 2020, he had one important question. “I can sign up with any name?” he asked.
All it took was a “yes”...
It starts with the kids
“It starts with my kids, and wanting them to have a fantastic academic opportunity,” says CJ Strehl on why he’s running for school board.
“My kids’ education is...
Going back to the board
A former member of Eden Prairie’s school board, candidate Kim Ross is ready to do it again.
“With the events of this year- the pandemic and murder of George Floyd, it...
“Race-based equity and education have been a passion of mine for the past sixteen years.”
When Francesca Pagan-Umar saw Eden Prairie’s wide achievement gap, she didn’t see it as some discouraging...
“The tipping point was Covid”
“This year, what ended up being the tipping point was Covid,” says Beth Fletcher, one of the candidates this year for Eden Prairie’s school board. “We’re...
