Education

The Department of Education is once again in the news. No one is satisfied with the test scores and in particular the differences between White students vs students of color with the major exception of Asian students. One area of concern is the staffing of schools. District 196 here is composed of Rosemont, Apple Valley and Eagan. There are 27,000 students, 1,879 teachers and 2,121 staff. For many people these numbers show how far the schools have drifted away from the three R's and now include all sorts of other specialties. This same thing carries over to colleges. The University of Minnesota has 55,000 students with 4,823 teachers and 22,834 staff. This includes 300 different degree programs.