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 July 13, 2020 – Please judge me for my actions Prior Lake American Commentary November 12, 2019 – Failing test scores are a wake-up call for district July 22, 2019 – Urge the School Board to limit open enrollment July 10, 2019 – Prior Lake-Savage must respect all board members, district residents December 7, 2018 – Bullying with words instead of fists October 23, 2018 – We need better school board decisions Prior Lake American Columns August 19, 2021 – Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools nurse resigns at school board meeting over Covid-19 policies September 22, 2020 – PLSAS board discusses communications protocol, policy 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 https://mn.gov/mmb/transparency-mn/ Another salary database for many PLSAS employees: https://govsalaries.com/salaries/MN/prior-lake-savage-area-schools Parents Defending Education https://defendinged.org/ 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 https://www.americanexperiment.org/issues/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.