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Seeing Nature in a New Way
Burnsville High School received a grant to foster student learning about Native Minnesota through a program funded by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and administered by the Minneapolis Foundation.
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$1.2 Million in Reimagine Education Grants Awarded
With a focus on literacy and leadership, the Minneapolis Foundation has awarded more than $1.2 million grants to 30 schools and organizations working to create a more equitable K-12 education system.
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Fostering Student Learning about Native Minnesota
Across Minnesota, thousands of students have benefited from projects created by educators who received grants through the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s Understand Native Minnesota campaign, administered by the Minneapolis Foundation.
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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Fourth Generation Awards $80,000 in Grants
Fourth Generation capped off its 13th grantmaking cycle by awarding $80,000 in grants to eight local organizations that are working to advance education equity.
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Minnesota teacher celebrated for decades of hard work
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, GMA honored Mike Peterson, a custodian-turned-substitute at Plymouth Middle School in Plymouth, Minnesota. They surprised Peterson with a donation in his name through the Minneapolis Foundation to the Seven Dreams Foundation to bring teachers from diverse backgrounds and experiences into classrooms.
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2023 Education Policy Agenda Update
Patrice Relerford, our Senior Director of Impact and Collective Giving, recently talked with Kenneth Eban of the Advancing Equity Coalition about the status of the 2023 Plan for Student Success as the legislative session enters its final months.
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Reimagining education: How leaders are upping equity and support
Our Chief Impact Officer, Chanda Smith Baker, and Mikisha Nation of Teach For America - Twin Cities joined Angela Davis on MPR News to talk about education in Minnesota.
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Reimagine Education with Minnesota’s Principals
Teaming up with University of Minnesota researchers, we launched a groundbreaking survey of school principals statewide.
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A Rare Opportunity to Invest in Schools
All signs point to major – even possibly record – investments in education in Minnesota this year as legislators discuss the budget surplus.
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Scholarship Funds Invest in Black Leadership
Through its scholarship program, a fraternity of African American professionals demonstrates the power of collective giving.
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A Conversation with Emily Hanford
Join journalist Emily Hanford, U of M reading researcher Panayiota (Pani) Kendeou, and educator Melissa Sonnek for a conversation about literacy and learning. A new series of free professional development modules for school and system leaders will be available at the event, thanks to the Higher Education Literacy Project.
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Can Minnesota schools do better at teaching kids to read?
Listen to Angela Davis connect with local education experts Katie Pekel, Athena Goff, and Katharine Campbell about how Minnesota students are learning to read and what we can do better to support students.
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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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