Education
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Creating Pathways for Educators
The Minneapolis Foundation is proud to support the MPS + St. Thomas Teacher Residency through our Reimagine Education initiative. Watch this video and see the important work being done to break down barriers for staff in Minneapolis Public Schools.
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You can’t understand our state without understanding the important contributions of Indigenous communities, today and throughout our history.- Jo-Anne Stately
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Investing in Leadership and Literacy
Our approach to our education work is multi-pronged, mixing research, grants, advocacy, and partnerships. In listening to our partners, we have identified two themes that organize much of our work today: Leadership and literacy.
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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Acting for Racial Justice
To make a greater impact through the Box Tops for Education program, General Mills needed a better understanding of the opportunities in local schools. That’s when they reached out to the Minneapolis Foundation.
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Box Tops Grantees
The Box Tops for Education team at General Mills worked with the Minneapolis Foundation to select their 2021 grantees. These organizations are experts on building equity in education.
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Education in Focus
Over the last two years, our podcast has had a number of engaging and informative guests who are education experts. This episode shares powerful and enlightening clips from previous shows that tie the community to the classroom.
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Lisa Pawelak
Principal Lisa Pawelak discusses how she’s helping Lucy Craft Laney Community School be a safe, welcoming space where every student need is acknowledged.
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Genius and Joy Grants
The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota made grants to Northside MPS educators to create learning experiences that cultivate genius and joy.
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The Importance of Representation in the Classroom
Three Black men who teach in the Twin Cities talk with KARE 11 about the importance of classroom diversity.
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Brooklyn Park Teacher Surprised with $50,000 to Pay Off Student Debt
Thetis White was awarded $50,000 through a partnership between Box Tops for Education, Black Men Teach Twin Cities, and our Reimagine Education initiative.
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Virtual Town Hall
This webinar digs into the American Rescue Plan and how Minnesota school districts can make the best use of this historic investment in public education.
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Grants Awarded to Advance Equity
The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota awarded $321,000 in grants to advance economic empowerment and education equity in North Minneapolis.
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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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