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UMN and Minneapolis Public Schools partner to develop learning and teaching strategies
The University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) and Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) are working together for the next three years to research how to improve student experiences in the district.
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Genius & Joy Summer Programs
The Genius & Joy summer programs were exciting learning opportunities for both students and educators. The Phillips Family Foundation was proud to support this innovative work, and incredibly grateful to our Northside Education Advisory Committee for their insight and hard deliberations, which made it all possible.
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Box Tops and the Minneapolis Foundation
See how Box Tops is partnering with the Minneapolis Foundation to help schools address racial inequities in the classroom and strengthen systems of support for students of color.
We need to build an education system that works for each and every child. Through research, learning collectives, grantmaking, co-investment, and more, we are pursuing equity in education.
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Unveiling a New Grant Opportunity
Under our new Framework, we are offering two new grant opportunities: Reimagine Education and Racial and Economic Justice.
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Christopher Emdin
Dr. Christopher Emdin connected with Chanda to discuss the major challenges in our education system – especially for brown and black students.
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Reimagine Education Grants
We have developed a new request for proposals and grant guidelines for our Reimagine Education initiative.
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Striving for Success
In 2019, we sponsored a survey and listening sessions with principals from across Minnesota to learn more about their training and experiences.
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Doing Distance Learning Better
This article digs into how schools and districts can improve their distance learning efforts during the pandemic.
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Parent Family Distance Learning
This virtual town hall featured a panel of parents from Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs to discuss a Summer 2020 survey on distance learning.
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Reimagine Education COVID-19
Dr. Michael Rodriguez, R.T. Rybak, and Patrice Relerford discuss a new report that tackles education equity in the age of COVID-19.
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Parent/Family Distance Learning Survey
This survey summary highlights diverse families’ experiences in shifting to distance learning as a result of COVID-19.
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Larry McKenzie
In this episode, Larry McKenzie and Chanda talk about the profound impact extracurricular activities have on our youth.
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We have been asking students, parents, community members, school leaders, and researchers what is working—and what isn’t working—in our schools. This collective input has led to a roadmap to help transform our K-12 education system to benefit all students.
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