Prior Lake American
Letters to the Editor
December 11, 2021 – Drewes should resign from school board
November 27, 2021 – It’s no surprise taxpayers rejected the referendum
October 23, 2021 – Stop wasteful spending in our schools
October 2, 2021 – Go back to teaching reading, writing, math and science
June 26, 2021 – PLSAS tech levy presents an extreme increase in spending
March 13, 2021 – Critical race theory pits Americans against one another
January 23, 2021 – Tech giants are silencing citizens
December 19, 2020 – A separation might be in everyone’s best interest
November 28, 2020 – School district expenditures deserve greater scrutiny
October 23, 2020 – Mask mandate does more harm than good
September 6, 2020 – Emergency powers are no longer warranted
August 5, 2020 – The “new normal” is not what America is about
Prior Lake American
Commentary
Prior Lake American
Columns
Citizens for Accountable Government
Posts
There are additional articles/blog posts written about the school district that are of interest to PLSAS taxpayers that were not published in the Prior Lake American.
You can find them here: https://citizensforaccountablegovernment.org/
- November 5, 2021 – Why did the PLSAS School Referendum Fail?
- October 19, 2021 – Tax dollars should pay teachers, not enrich consultants
- August 29, 2021 – “I will not harm” Minnesota school nurse resigns during school board meeting
Other Resources of Interest
Minnesota Department of Education Databases
- Minnesota report card where can pull proficiency test scores by school: https://rc.education.mn.gov/#mySchool/p–3
- Database where you can download general fund expenditures by school district and school: https://public.education.mn.gov/MDEAnalytics/DataTopic.jsp?TOPICID=79
- Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) site reflecting how tax dollars are spent across the state. Transparency MN helps Minnesotans see how public funds are used, including a closer look at:
- State agency budgets, audits, and reports
- State employee salaries
- Local government and school district finances
- Another salary database for many PLSAS employees: https://govsalaries.com/salaries/MN/prior-lake-savage-area-schools
Parents Defending Education
Parents Defending Education is a national grassroots organization working to reclaim our schools from activists promoting harmful agendas. Through network and coalition building, investigative reporting, litigation, and engagement on local, state, and national policies, we are fighting indoctrination in the classroom — and for the restoration of a healthy, non-political education for our kids.
American Experiment – Education
The Center is more than a think tank. It not only researches and produces papers on Minnesota’s economy, education, health care, the family, employee freedom and state and local governance. It also crafts and proposes creative solutions that emphasize free enterprise, limited government, personal responsibility and government accountability.
Critical Race Theory
Briefing Book
by Christopher Rufo
This document is a good description of Critical Race Theory.