Sen. Larry Pogemiller, DFL, Minneapolis, chair of the Senate Profile conference committee, said Pawlenty who wants to be governor, said Pogemiller had shown an inability to rise above the far right agenda. That s scary, said Pogemiller. As for Pogemiller s rhetoric, Pawlenty such talk tends to stem from anger derived from fear, said Pawlenty. So I say to Sen. Pogemiller, what are you so afraid of, said Pawlenty. Rather than feeling at bay, Sviggum endorsed the North Star Standards.
North Star is a legitimate option.
I think it was an option the schools in the state should have been given, said Sviggum. Still, Republican leaders said too much time over the session had been devoted the North Star Standards at the expense of reforming the Profile. The House and Senate leaders made their comments at press conferences last Thursday. The Senate on Wednesday sent two profile bills over to the House, one incorporating the North Star Standards that school districts could adopt as an alternative to the profile. The other bill contained just Profile reforms.