Don Allen

Don Allen, Ed.D., Ed.S., M.A. Ed., MAT Doctorate in Urban Education and Leadership

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Solution: 5–16 Continuum™: Opening a New Learning Organization in the Twin Cities

The plan now is to initiate a community school grounded in learning, family engagement, and powerful outcomes. The origin of Rondo Academy: School of...

Report: 54 Years of American Indian Education in Minneapolis Public Schools: Where Are the Results?

After 54 years, why should Minnesota American Indian families believe Minneapolis Public Schools leadership when it says, once again, that better results are coming? For...

Opinion: What the Minnesota State Fair Reveals About Race, Safety, and Belonging

Public safety begins long before a teenager reaches the State Fair gates. The Minnesota State Fair doesn’t create our problems; it reflects them. Like...

A Long Overdue Shift: Why NorthStar’s Rebrand and Business Focus is Exactly What North Minneapolis Needs

As KIPP Minnesota transitions to NorthStar Public Schools, a new K-8 focus on business and financial literacy aims to give Northside youth the tools...

Invisible Equity

Schools have mastered the language of equity without ever having to define or practice what it really means inside a school site, district, or...

“We Have Decided to Move Forward with Another Candidate” in Educational Hiring

The greatest casualty is not the rejected applicant but the student sitting in a classroom, waiting for adults to stop congratulating themselves on inclusive...

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