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STMA School Board Chair Doug Birk Resigns from Board to Join District Staff

July 25, 2016 By Meghan Gutzwiller

Chairperson of the St. Michael-Albertville school board, Doug Birk, stepped down from the school board last week after 10 years of service, six of them as the board’s leader. Birk […]

Tagged With: Douglas Birk, STMA School Board, STMA School District

Letter: School Equity Issue Deserves Our Attention Now

March 18, 2015 By Mike Schoemer

When it comes to public education in Minnesota, not every child is equal. In fact, Minnesota children receive vastly different sums of money towards their public education based on no […]

Tagged With: Douglas Birk, school funding, STMA School Board

St. Michael-Albertville Debate Team Qualifies Two for Nationals

Briana Goodchild and Alyson Astleford made their makr at the Northern Lights Sectional.

December 19, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

In just the second year of STMA’s new Debate program, two STMA students qualified for national competition in Dallas, Texas. On December 12 and 13, STMA’s Debate Team, consisting of […]

Tagged With: debate team, Douglas Birk, STMA High School

More Action Needed to Close Per-Pupil Funding Gap

March 12, 2014 By Mike Schoemer

This article by Doug Birk, School Board Chairperson and supported by St. Michael-Albertville School Board, St. Michael-Albertville Education Minnesota, St. Michael-Albertville Principal Association, St. Michael City Council and Albertville City […]

Tagged With: Douglas Birk, inequity, school funding

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