We need to give students and teachers the tools they need to succeed. As a teacher with more than 10 years of experience in the public school system, Jim knows that nothing is more important than a high-quality, fully funded public education system that supports and challenges every student. He wants to reform state graduation standards, clarifying and reducing the number of Profile of Learning standards and reducing the paperwork burden, while retaining the existing basic-skills tests. We need to improve the quality of life right here in Minneapolis.
Urban sprawl raises our taxes, pollutes our air, and destroys woodlands and farm fields.
It damages the quality of life in the core cities and inner-ring suburbs, and threatens small towns outside the metropolitan area. Jim supports funding for redeveloping polluted industrial sites, which will expand job opportunities. He backs effective statewide land-use planning. He will push for an elected Metropolitan Council, making it more accountable. Additionally, he believes that outer-ring suburbs must adopt inclusive zoning to reign in sprawl.