Biography

Joe Nathan is an author, and has been an inner city public school aide, teacher, and administrator. He has helped write several major laws, including Post Secondary Options and the nation’s first charter public school law. Joe appeared on more than 400 television and radio programs including “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” McNeil/Lehrer News Hour” and “All Things Considered,” and has had guest columns published in over 20 newspapers, including WSJ, USA Today, Atlanta Constitution, and Detroit News. He served as a local PTA president in St. Paul. Joe writes a biweekly column carried by 20 suburban and rural Minnesota newspapers.