Saint Paul’s East African Magnet School Wraps Up Inaugural Year with Joyful Celebration and Insightful Reflection
Saint Paul Public Schools tapped Dr. Abdisalam Adam, a seasoned district educator, to helm a new school for the Somali community, following years of reduced enrollment and parental pleas.Dr. Adam’s passion for education sprouted in rural Ethiopia’s Somali region. His elder brother, a globetrotter, decided to take Adam to Nigeria for schooling.In time, Adam journeyed to Saudi Arabia, earned a bachelor's in English, and landed in the U.S. in 1991.Settling in Minnesota, Adam’s teaching career began at Al Amal School in Fridley…