Denise Specht said : "That's what the legislature has to pay attention to — this isn't a unique conversation happening in one school district,"

startribune Monday, March 14, 2022 12:48:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "Living wages for our educational support professionals is something that we hear everywhere,"

startribune Thursday, March 10, 2022 4:43:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "Unfortunately, certain politicians seem more interested in following the lead of the national big-money groups' plans to inflame division about what's taught about race and gender than in presenting coherent policies to engage parents in their local schools,"

startribune Tuesday, February 15, 2022 4:44:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “Unfortunately, certain politicians seem more interested in following the lead of the national big money groups’ plans to inflame division about what’s taught about race and gender than in presenting coherent policies to engage parents in their local schools,”

siouxcityjournal Tuesday, February 15, 2022 3:24:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “Unfortunately, certain politicians seem more interested in following the lead of the national big money groups’ plans to inflame division about what’s taught about race and gender than in presenting coherent policies to engage parents in their local schools,”

wacotrib Tuesday, February 15, 2022 3:09:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “Unfortunately, certain politicians seem more interested in following the lead of the national big money groups’ plans to inflame division about what’s taught about race and gender than in presenting coherent policies to engage parents in their local schools,”

lacrossetribune Tuesday, February 15, 2022 3:02:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "Most Minnesotans believe all children should receive an education that gives them the freedom to pursue their dreams as critical thinkers in our increasingly diverse state,"

startribune Tuesday, February 15, 2022 1:46:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "All educators want to be working directly with students ... we want to be able to do that for as long as possible,"

startribune Saturday, January 8, 2022 4:45:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "I absolutely understand the concern on the part of families,"

startribune Sunday, December 26, 2021 3:19:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "We must stay strong and do all we can do to make school buildings safe places to learn and work,"

ibtimes Friday, December 10, 2021 6:34:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "it may be the relief valve that prevents mass resignations later this school year,"

startribune Sunday, November 14, 2021 4:27:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "I think there's an urgency to go back to normal without fully recognizing that our students and education professionals have been through a lot of trauma,"

startribune Sunday, November 14, 2021 4:27:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "State and local leaders must be bold in their efforts to make this vaccine available to every student, no matter where they live or how much money they have,"

startribune Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:44:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : "State and local leaders must be bold in their efforts to make this vaccine available to every student, no matter where they live or how much money they have,"

startribune Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:04:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "Having this now be the third academic year impacted by COVID is just unimaginable,"

startribune Sunday, October 3, 2021 1:18:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “This budget should stem the tide of harmful local budget cuts, but educators throughout the state want to be able to promise their students and parents that their local school will have the resources to meet the needs of all students for years to come. We can’t do that today,”

southernminn Friday, May 21, 2021 1:41:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "This certainly looks like a package our educators can support and work toward making a reality,"

startribune Thursday, April 29, 2021 5:44:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "This certainly looks like a package our educators can support and work toward making a reality,"

startribune Thursday, April 29, 2021 2:23:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "We should be spending this time building relationships with students and figuring out what their needs are from a social, emotional and academic level," "The MCAs just aren't meant to do that"

startribune Sunday, March 21, 2021 12:45:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht wrote : "When employers fail to consider remote work or other accommodation requests individually or fairly, they risk much more than legal action,"

startribune Tuesday, February 2, 2021 9:30:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht wrote : "When employers fail to consider remote work or other accommodation requests individually or fairly, they risk much more than legal action,"

startribune Tuesday, February 2, 2021 2:00:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "I don't see the plan here,"

startribune Monday, February 1, 2021 8:57:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : "If we're not careful enough as educators, the consequences are terrifying,"

startribune Tuesday, September 29, 2020 4:26:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “If we’re not careful enough as educators, the consequences are terrifying,”

startribune Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:53:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht added : “Continued distance learning is the safest option, but it doesn’t meet the educational needs of all students. The most educationally effective plan is in-person learning, but it requires big, unfunded changes in how schools operate and still comes with risk,” “The hybrid plans are even more expensive and aren’t sustainable if educators are asked to double their workload with both distance and in-person learning”

southernminn Saturday, July 11, 2020 2:24:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “This is really about whose side are you on,” “Is it workers or billionaires? And I don’t see the billionaires making the sacrifices”

startribune Sunday, May 17, 2020 1:37:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “We need to be honest about what this decision means,”

startribune Friday, April 24, 2020 7:40:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : “We need to be honest about what this decision means,”

startribune Friday, April 24, 2020 7:30:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “We need to be honest about what this decision means,”

startribune Friday, April 24, 2020 1:18:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “This amendment favors parents who can afford to hire attorneys to advocate for their own children, probably at the expense of families with fewer resources. That is the opposite of education equity,” “Minnesota schools are failing too many students of color and students in poverty. We shouldn’t expect their families to wait on the courts, which will take years”

startribune Thursday, January 9, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “There are many reasons for the shortage of teachers in Minnesota schools so any federal program must give local districts the freedom to choose their own solutions,”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:09:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : “The governor has no bridges to repair with Education Minnesota,”

startribune Monday, May 27, 2019 5:30:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "We know how much it's going to cost to fully fund our schools," "And while this is the best that can be done this year, given the Senate, and who's in play, we know that we can be doing better for our students"

minnesota-publicradio Wednesday, May 22, 2019 12:42:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : "The way we fund public education in Minnesota grows more unfair and unequal after every levy election because there are always winners and losers,"

startribune Monday, May 20, 2019 7:03:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : “The way we fund public education in Minnesota grows more unfair and unequal after every levy election because there are always winners and losers,”

startribune Friday, May 17, 2019 2:38:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “I thought that she was a very good listener,”

bostonglobe Friday, May 3, 2019 11:51:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “The stresses of overcrowded classrooms and the unmet mental health needs of many students have pushed out others,” “Minnesota schools are starving for additional resources. If the state Legislature doesn’t deliver them this year, I’m sure Minnesota schools will lose hundreds of more good educators this spring to less stressful jobs in the private sector”

startribune Friday, February 1, 2019 3:10:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "The stresses of overcrowded classrooms and the unmet mental health needs of many students have pushed out others," "Minnesota schools are starving for additional resources. If the state Legislature doesn't deliver them this year, I'm sure Minnesota schools will lose hundreds of more good educators this spring to less stressful jobs in the private sector"

startribune Thursday, January 31, 2019 9:44:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : "I believe what we're going to see in this administration is respect,"

minnesota-publicradio Monday, January 28, 2019 1:21:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : “I hear the frustration out there when I’m talking to the public about the ongoing financial needs, and people are like, ‘Are you kidding me? We just gave you 2 percent [more] last year,’ ” “Yeah, but we should ask the federal government why we have to continue filling in their hole”

startribune Sunday, December 30, 2018 1:29:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “One thing is obvious after reading this report: The taxpayers are not getting their money’s worth from this sprawling system of state and local standardized testing,” “It’s past time for districts, the state and the federal government to streamline all these assessments so educators get some useful data without disrupting the whole school for a month”

southernminn Thursday, March 9, 2017 12:39:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “I think that’s the most disheartening part of all this,”

hiawathaworldonline Thursday, February 9, 2017 2:38:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “We’re going to watching her actions on behalf of the students of Minnesota,”

hiawathaworldonline Thursday, February 9, 2017 2:38:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “I think that’s the most disheartening part of all this,”

southernminn Thursday, February 9, 2017 1:28:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “We’re going to watching her actions on behalf of the students of Minnesota,”

southernminn Thursday, February 9, 2017 1:28:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "That's what the legislature has to pay attention to — this isn't a unique conversation happening in one school district,"

startribune Monday, March 14, 2022 12:48:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "Living wages for our educational support professionals is something that we hear everywhere,"

startribune Thursday, March 10, 2022 4:43:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "Unfortunately, certain politicians seem more interested in following the lead of the national big-money groups' plans to inflame division about what's taught about race and gender than in presenting coherent policies to engage parents in their local schools,"

startribune Tuesday, February 15, 2022 4:44:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “Unfortunately, certain politicians seem more interested in following the lead of the national big money groups’ plans to inflame division about what’s taught about race and gender than in presenting coherent policies to engage parents in their local schools,”

siouxcityjournal Tuesday, February 15, 2022 3:24:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “Unfortunately, certain politicians seem more interested in following the lead of the national big money groups’ plans to inflame division about what’s taught about race and gender than in presenting coherent policies to engage parents in their local schools,”

wacotrib Tuesday, February 15, 2022 3:09:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “Unfortunately, certain politicians seem more interested in following the lead of the national big money groups’ plans to inflame division about what’s taught about race and gender than in presenting coherent policies to engage parents in their local schools,”

lacrossetribune Tuesday, February 15, 2022 3:02:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "Most Minnesotans believe all children should receive an education that gives them the freedom to pursue their dreams as critical thinkers in our increasingly diverse state,"

startribune Tuesday, February 15, 2022 1:46:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "All educators want to be working directly with students ... we want to be able to do that for as long as possible,"

startribune Saturday, January 8, 2022 4:45:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "I absolutely understand the concern on the part of families,"

startribune Sunday, December 26, 2021 3:19:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "We must stay strong and do all we can do to make school buildings safe places to learn and work,"

ibtimes Friday, December 10, 2021 6:34:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "it may be the relief valve that prevents mass resignations later this school year,"

startribune Sunday, November 14, 2021 4:27:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "I think there's an urgency to go back to normal without fully recognizing that our students and education professionals have been through a lot of trauma,"

startribune Sunday, November 14, 2021 4:27:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "State and local leaders must be bold in their efforts to make this vaccine available to every student, no matter where they live or how much money they have,"

startribune Thursday, October 28, 2021 5:44:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : "State and local leaders must be bold in their efforts to make this vaccine available to every student, no matter where they live or how much money they have,"

startribune Thursday, October 28, 2021 1:04:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "Having this now be the third academic year impacted by COVID is just unimaginable,"

startribune Sunday, October 3, 2021 1:18:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “This budget should stem the tide of harmful local budget cuts, but educators throughout the state want to be able to promise their students and parents that their local school will have the resources to meet the needs of all students for years to come. We can’t do that today,”

southernminn Friday, May 21, 2021 1:41:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "This certainly looks like a package our educators can support and work toward making a reality,"

startribune Thursday, April 29, 2021 5:44:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "This certainly looks like a package our educators can support and work toward making a reality,"

startribune Thursday, April 29, 2021 2:23:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "We should be spending this time building relationships with students and figuring out what their needs are from a social, emotional and academic level," "The MCAs just aren't meant to do that"

startribune Sunday, March 21, 2021 12:45:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht wrote : "When employers fail to consider remote work or other accommodation requests individually or fairly, they risk much more than legal action,"

startribune Tuesday, February 2, 2021 9:30:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht wrote : "When employers fail to consider remote work or other accommodation requests individually or fairly, they risk much more than legal action,"

startribune Tuesday, February 2, 2021 2:00:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "I don't see the plan here,"

startribune Monday, February 1, 2021 8:57:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : "If we're not careful enough as educators, the consequences are terrifying,"

startribune Tuesday, September 29, 2020 4:26:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “If we’re not careful enough as educators, the consequences are terrifying,”

startribune Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:53:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht added : “Continued distance learning is the safest option, but it doesn’t meet the educational needs of all students. The most educationally effective plan is in-person learning, but it requires big, unfunded changes in how schools operate and still comes with risk,” “The hybrid plans are even more expensive and aren’t sustainable if educators are asked to double their workload with both distance and in-person learning”

southernminn Saturday, July 11, 2020 2:24:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “This is really about whose side are you on,” “Is it workers or billionaires? And I don’t see the billionaires making the sacrifices”

startribune Sunday, May 17, 2020 1:37:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “We need to be honest about what this decision means,”

startribune Friday, April 24, 2020 7:40:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : “We need to be honest about what this decision means,”

startribune Friday, April 24, 2020 7:30:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “We need to be honest about what this decision means,”

startribune Friday, April 24, 2020 1:18:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “This amendment favors parents who can afford to hire attorneys to advocate for their own children, probably at the expense of families with fewer resources. That is the opposite of education equity,” “Minnesota schools are failing too many students of color and students in poverty. We shouldn’t expect their families to wait on the courts, which will take years”

startribune Thursday, January 9, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “There are many reasons for the shortage of teachers in Minnesota schools so any federal program must give local districts the freedom to choose their own solutions,”

foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:09:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : “The governor has no bridges to repair with Education Minnesota,”

startribune Monday, May 27, 2019 5:30:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "We know how much it's going to cost to fully fund our schools," "And while this is the best that can be done this year, given the Senate, and who's in play, we know that we can be doing better for our students"

minnesota-publicradio Wednesday, May 22, 2019 12:42:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : "The way we fund public education in Minnesota grows more unfair and unequal after every levy election because there are always winners and losers,"

startribune Monday, May 20, 2019 7:03:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : “The way we fund public education in Minnesota grows more unfair and unequal after every levy election because there are always winners and losers,”

startribune Friday, May 17, 2019 2:38:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “I thought that she was a very good listener,”

bostonglobe Friday, May 3, 2019 11:51:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “The stresses of overcrowded classrooms and the unmet mental health needs of many students have pushed out others,” “Minnesota schools are starving for additional resources. If the state Legislature doesn’t deliver them this year, I’m sure Minnesota schools will lose hundreds of more good educators this spring to less stressful jobs in the private sector”

startribune Friday, February 1, 2019 3:10:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : "The stresses of overcrowded classrooms and the unmet mental health needs of many students have pushed out others," "Minnesota schools are starving for additional resources. If the state Legislature doesn't deliver them this year, I'm sure Minnesota schools will lose hundreds of more good educators this spring to less stressful jobs in the private sector"

startribune Thursday, January 31, 2019 9:44:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : "I believe what we're going to see in this administration is respect,"

minnesota-publicradio Monday, January 28, 2019 1:21:00 PM EAT

Denise Specht said : “I hear the frustration out there when I’m talking to the public about the ongoing financial needs, and people are like, ‘Are you kidding me? We just gave you 2 percent [more] last year,’ ” “Yeah, but we should ask the federal government why we have to continue filling in their hole”

startribune Sunday, December 30, 2018 1:29:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “One thing is obvious after reading this report: The taxpayers are not getting their money’s worth from this sprawling system of state and local standardized testing,” “It’s past time for districts, the state and the federal government to streamline all these assessments so educators get some useful data without disrupting the whole school for a month”

southernminn Thursday, March 9, 2017 12:39:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “I think that’s the most disheartening part of all this,”

hiawathaworldonline Thursday, February 9, 2017 2:38:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “We’re going to watching her actions on behalf of the students of Minnesota,”

hiawathaworldonline Thursday, February 9, 2017 2:38:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “I think that’s the most disheartening part of all this,”

southernminn Thursday, February 9, 2017 1:28:00 AM EAT

Denise Specht said : “We’re going to watching her actions on behalf of the students of Minnesota,”

southernminn Thursday, February 9, 2017 1:28:00 AM EAT