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Doug Mann
Published Monday, October 27 04:02:34 PM
| Office: | Minneapolis School board member |
Other candidates in this race: |
| Incumbent: | No | |
| City of residence: | Minneapolis | |
| Age: | 51 | |
| Background: | Licensed practical nurse; Completed general education requirements for A.S. nursing degree, South High School parent; Served with Evelyn Eubanks on Parents Union board of directors and NAACP education advocacy committees. Hobbies: Reading literature in French, Spanish, Italian. Learning Greek and German | |
| Endorsements: | Not seeking endorsements. | |
| Most important issue: | The so-called racial acheivement gap reflects the quality of education to which students have access. Nationwide, two-thirds of new teachers work in schools where black students are over-represented. And 40 percent of teachers quit teaching by the end of their third year. My priorities: Bring teacher turnover rates to low levels in all schools. End the practice of sending layoff notices to far more teachers than necessary to carry out a workforce reduction, a cost-containment strategy which drives up teacher turnover rates. A college-bound curriculum for the general student population, phase out watered-down curriculum tracks. | |
| More information: | Candidate website | |