Happy Convention Day, SD64!!

I'm so excited to be endorsed by the Minnesota Young DFL! I was a College Democrats and Young Democrats chapter president and at 34 years old I'm still *technically* considered a Young DFLer. I'm grateful for MYDFL's support and ready to continue working for our students.

Raising a little Minnesotan 🏒

Stonewall DFL is proud to announce its endorsement of @uriahward.bsky.social for the Saint Paul Board of Education. Stonewall DFL encourages delegates elected to the Saint Paul DFL convention to vote for Uriah to receive the DFL endorsement at the Saint Paul DFL convention on April 26th.

"Hey, should Orren wear his dinosaur costume to the museum?"

"That would be awesome! Let's do it!"

Ashley snapped this pic of Orren and I at the Como Planetarium last night. It was such a cool experience! We learned about how NASA is searching for signs of life in our universe and everyone there was so kind and welcoming to our kids. How awesome is it that we have a planetarium in SPPS??

I successfully defended my prospectus today! Next up is IRB approval, conducting my proposed study, and writing my dissertation. Let's go!

I'm hanging out with some great DFLers at the SD67 convention. We re-endorsed our awesome commissioner and state legislators. I'm reminding folks not to forget about the school board! Our convention is on April 26th at Humboldt High.

I'm out talking to delegates with my door-knocking buddy! Every time we leave a house he shouts "more doors!"

SPPS strives every day to be a welcoming and affirming community for all of our students. We've passed pro-LGBTQ+ policies and invested in inclusive facilities, but there is more work to be done. I'm proud to have the Stonewall DFL endorsement and am committed to continuing this critical work.

Hello world, meet Olive!

Olive Pepper Ward joined us at 7:54AM on March 3rd weighing 7 pounds and 6.7 ounces. She and Ashley are both resting and doing great!

I'm proud to be endorsed by the folks who know my work the best: my colleagues on the Saint Paul School Board!

Orren has entered his "why?" phase.

Just installed a second car seat in the back of my truck. Baby Ward #2 is 10 days away! 💚💙

Team Uriah is calling delegates to the DFL Senate District Conventions! To become a delegate to the Saint Paul DFL Convention, you need to attend your SD convention and get elected a delegate to the Congressional District convention. CD delegates are automatically delegates to the City Convention.

Civics education is more important than ever and I'm proud that our district is preparing students to understand and improve our community and our country.

One of the Saint Paul School Board's BIGG goals focuses on improving student achievement in civics. We want to see at least 90% of students passing civics classes by 2029. We've already seen some movement! We increased from 84% to 88%, just 2% away from our goal!

Playing catch with my son is one of the coolest things ever 💚

Orren came with me to the Hidden River ribbon cutting. It's such a beautiful school!

I'm proud to be running for re-election with the support of our newest Representative, Meg Luger-Nikolai! She is a progressive champion for our city, an expert on public education policy, and I'm looking forward to working with her to build the schools our kids deserve.

A Principal on the Front Lines, Plus S’mores, Snowshoes and Music

Check out this great interview with Saint Paul Central Principal Cherise Ayers! She talks about our new cell phone policy, ICE response, and working to make sure all students feel seen and supported in her building.

open.spotify.com/episode/2XJz...

The MN DFL held their convocation yesterday. I wasn't there because of the School Board budget session, but my fellow elected DFLers made me a representative to the State Central Committee as well as a Super Delegate. So grateful for their support and excited to get more involved in the state party!

Operation Metro Surge is negatively impacting the Saint Paul Public Schools budget. These are dollars that we will no longer be able to spend to improve outcomes for our students.

Our school board always presses our administration to cut administrative costs as much as possible while cutting the services that directly interact with students as little as possible. As a result, our administrative costs are regularly lower than that of our peer school districts.

I'm here at 360 bright and early getting ready for the School Board's budget work session. What better way is there to spend a Saturday?