This week's "At Issue" takes a look at the tentative deal between Minneapolis Public Schools teachers and the district, plus a one-on-one interview with GOP gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls.
The St. Paul deal must be stated for what it is: a sellout agreement which is entirely within the framework of austerity demanded by the Democratic Party.
The decision to call off one of the two walkouts is a betrayal of educators’ desire for a joint struggle and is aimed at weakening the position of teachers in both cities.
Dale Ray Rapp
Dale Ray Rapp 87, of Duluth, MN, died Sunday June 27, 2021, at Essentia Health Miller-Dwan Hospital Duluth, after a valiant battle with cancer.
Dale was born in Duluth, Minnesota, September 6, 1933 to George and Gladys Rapp, the third of four boys. He was raised on 43rd Avenue West, one block from Denfeld High School, where he graduated with honors. Dale went on to the University of Minnesota-Duluth, receiving B.A., M.A. and Ed.S. degrees in education. While in college, he married Carole Westman, and together they raised three children.
Dale’s love for education and natural teaching ability led to a 30-year career as a math teacher from 1962-1992 primarily in the Duluth School District, serving many years at Washington Junior and Central Senior High Schools. Dale distinguished himself in the field of education, continually seeking to engage students and make learning fun. As proof of this, in the mid-1960’s he developed the “Arithmetic Fact Kit”, publi