ISIL Freedom Network: Minnesota
Websites
- It's All About Freedom!
Source: Jim Rongstad
Woodbury, MN, United States
jrongstad@juno.com
- Articles, quotes and links promoting liberty.
- Minnesota Education Reform News Web site
Source: Minnesota Education Reform News
MN, United States
mnedreform@aol.com
- A good resource for information about education reform in Minnesota, emphasizing the Profile of Learning, the North Star Standard, School to Work, Goals 2000, Core Knowledge, Math Wars, and Minnesota politics.
- School Choice 2000: What's Happening in the States: Minnesota
Source: The Heritage Foundation
MN, United States
- Education statistics, the legal context for school choice, and a summary of recent developments in the state. Also provides contact information and links to information in the other states and U.S. territories.
- Patient and Citizen Privacy
Source: Citizens' Council on Health Care
St. Paul, MN, United States
cchc@free-market.net
- An extensive list of links and articles on topics including database integration, immunization registries, the National Registry Initiative, national ID cards, and the Administrative Simplification Act.
Experts
- Dr. Mitchell B. Pearlstein
Source: Center of the American Experiment
Minneapolis, MN, United States
amexp@amexp.org
- President of the Center of the American Experiment. Dr. Pearlstein served for two and a-half years in the U.S. Department of Education, during the Reagan and Bush
administrations. 12 S. 6th Street #1024, Minneapolis MN 55402. Phone: (612)338-3605, fax: (612)338-3621.
- Edmund Contoski
Source: American Liberty Publishers
Minneapolis, MN, United States
amlibpub@worldnet.att.net
- An author and lecturer. In the foreword to Contoski's book "Makers and Takers," John Chamberlain praised the "examples that span the entire gamut of State interference as it has affected the energies of creative individuals."
- Twila Brase, R.N.
Source: Citizens' Council on Health Care
St. Paul, MN, United States
info@cchconline.org
- Twila Brase is President of Citizens' Council on Health Care and is an expert on KidCare, medical confidentiality, and the move to a national health care system and population-based health care.
Introductions to Issues
- Minnesota bill would restrict who can homeschool, and how
Source: Homeschool Legal Defense Association
MN, United States
- House File 1015 would require mandatory testing and make it illegal for parents without a high school diploma to teach their children at home. Currently, parents without such a diploma can home school by sending in quarterly reports. (2/21/01)
- Governor Carlson Highlights Students First Agenda
Source: State of Minnesota
MN, United States
- An unprecedented expansion of the state's educational choice program. Compromise legislation was passed by the legislature and signed by the former governor in June 1997. Adobe PDF. (1997)
In-Depth Studies
- Strange Brew: Minnesota's Motley Mix of School Reforms
Source: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Author: Mitchell B. Pearlstein
MN, United States
- An explanation of good and bad educational reforms in Minnesota. The future of school choice under Governor Ventura. (1/2000)
- The Public Purpose of Private Education
Source: Minnesota Independent School Forum et al.
MN, United States
- According to this data- and graph-filled report, Minnesota's 543 private schools save taxpayers more than $500 million every year while delivering better results. Adobe PDF. (10/96)
Contests and Scholarships
- KidsFirst Scholarship Fund: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: CEO America
Minneapolis, MN, United States
mlauer@visi.com
- Margie Lauer, Administrator; 1025 Plymouth Building, 12 South Sixth Street; Minneapolis, MN 55402; phone 612-573-2020, FAX 612-573-2021. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice. For details, contact the program in your area.
Periodicals
- Shoots from the Grassroot Institute, 4/7/04
Source: Hawaii Reporter
Author: Richard O Rowland
MN, United States
- "Minute Health Care Choices" -- Intriguing simple medical care option.
- Speech code of the month, 1/04: Macalester College
Source: FIRE
St Paul, MN, United States
- "[T]he college sacrifices students' rights of free speech by prohibiting a broad category of expression, seemingly in order to protect some students' feelings. No one who tells students that they are too weak to live with freedom is their friend."
Organizations
- Maple River education coalition web site
Source: Maple River Education Coalition
MN, United States
mredco@mcleodusa.net
- Web site aiming to educate individuals about problems with the school-to-work program and other collectivist educational policies. Federal education issues addressed, also those specific to Minnesota.
- R-Kids
Source: r-kids
MN, United States
r-kids@rkids.org
- Remember Kids In Divorce Settlements (Minnestoa) works and advocates for children's, fathers', and grandparents' rights in divorce.
- Friends of Democracy
Source: Edward TJ Brown
Moorhead, MN, United States
browned@mnstate.edu
- Friends of Democracy is a nonpartisan student organization seeking to get Red River Valley high school and college students, faculty, staff and alumni more involved in the democratic process. They also do extensive work on election law reform.
- The Cultural Home Educators Association
Source: CHEA
Twin Cities, MN, United States
admin@happyhomeschoolers.com
- A Minnesota-based organization that reaches out nationally in support of home education.The group is diverse and inclusive. "CHEA celebrates cultural and ethnic diversity as a national strength that enriches our society."
- Students Against Fee Excess
Source: SAFE/University of Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, United States
safe@tc.umn.edu
- Campus group made up of conservatives, libertarians and independents who want to rein in the university's out-of-hand, fiscally irresponsible, student fees system. Interesting example of relevant student activism.
- Campus Libertarians at the University of Minnesota
Source: University of Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, United States
liberty@tc.umn.edu
- Fairly active campus Libertarian group whose site features letters to the campus paper, news of events, and more information about libertarianism.
- Parents Students Teachers Minnesota
Source: PSTM
MN, United States
- An organization fighting for the right of the "341 Independent School Districts of Minnesota to be free of chains of State central planners....Let each community, parent, student, teacher, school board member and administrator be responsible for the success of our children."
- Minnesota Transitions Center
Source: MTC
Minneapolis, MN, United States
red@mn.uswest.net
- Charter school; contact Darlene Leiding.
- Minnesota Technology High School
Source: MTHS
St. Paul, MN, United States
jholte@mthsonline.org
- Charter school; contact Jeff Holte, Lead Teacher.
- Minnesota New Country School (MNCS)
Source: MNCS
Henderson, MN, United States
- Charter school.
- North Lakes Academy
Source: NLA
Forest Lake, MN, United States
- Charter school; Phone (651) 982-2773
- St. Paul Family Learning Center Charter School
Source: SPFLCCS
St. Paul, MN, United States
kkulevsky@flconline.org
- Charter school; contact Kris Kulevsky, Lead Teacher
- Concordia Creative Learning Academy
Source: CCLA
St. Paul, MN, United States
esloan@cclaonline.org
- Charter school; contact Elizabeth Sloan.
- St. Paul City Academy
Source: CA
St. Paul, MN, United States
ocschefers@aol.com
- Charter school; contact Milo Cutter.
- Minnesota charter schools
Source: U.S. Charter Schools
MN, United States
- Profiles of charter schools in the state.
- Minnesota Association of Charter Schools
Source: MACS
MN, United States
steve@mncharterschools.org
- Working on charter school legislation. Steve Dess, Executive Director, 1745 University Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104. Phone 651-649-5470 office, FAX 651-649-5472.
- Minnesota Association of Charter Schools
Source: MACS
MN, United States
vkyllo@mail.actg.org
- Operators association. Valerie Kyllo, Special Education Director, 1800 Second Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418.
Phone 612-706-5506, FAX 612-706-5555.
- New Twin Cities Charter School Project
Source: NTCCSP
MN, United States
nsmith@hhh.umn.edu
- Helping to start charters in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Nancy Smith, Director, HHH Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Phone 612-626-1834.
- Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators
Source: MACHE
MN, United States
- Resources and support for homeschoolers. P.O. Box 32308
Fridley, MN 55432-0308. Phone: (612) 717-9070.
- Camp Indecon
Source: Hannelore Bugby
Deerwood, MN, United States
lorie@campindecon.org
- Summer camp in Deerwood, MN founded to "teach children and adolescents the value -- and method -- of thinking for oneself."
- Campus Libertarians at the University of Minnesota Home Page
Source: Campus Libertarians at the University of Minnesota
Author: Timothy Lee
Minneapolis, MN, United States
liberty@tc.umn.edu
- The home page of the U of M affiliate of the LP. It offers information about the group, their events, and links to other libertarian sites.
- Center of the American Experiment
Source: Mitch Perlstein, President
Minneapolis, MN, United States
- "Minnesota's Conservative Think Tank." Site includes news, events, online commentaries, and more.
- Citizens' Council on Health Care
Source: CCHC
St. Paul, MN, United States
- "Promotes education specific to society's need for quality health care services and the various issues surrounding confidentiality of medical records .... and provides analysis on pertinent health care legislation from both local and national levels."
- University of Minnesota Objectivist Club
Source: Jason Ernest Swihart
St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN, United States
- UM student organization dedicated to the study of Objectivism. This page contains news of upcoming events as well as an online bibliography of Objectivist literature.
- Libertarian Party of Minnesota
Source: LP of Minnesota
MN, United States
- Minnesota afilliate of the National Libertarian Party. This site features an online newsletter (in PDF format), a calendar of events, and an online membership form.
- College Libertarians at UMTC
Source: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Shannon.M.Daniels-1@tc.umn.edu
- Social group for liberty-minded individuals meets weekly for movies, book discussions, etc.
Merchandise and Book Catalogs
- American Liberty Publishers
Source: ALP
Minneapolis, MN, United States
amlibpub@worldnet.att.net
- This small publishing house gives overviews of two books from Edmund Contoski, "Makers and Takers," and "The Trojan Project."
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