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New Report Offers Map of Youth Career Pathways
“Paving the Way to Prosperity” highlights challenges and opportunities for Twin Cities programs serving young people.
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The time is now to support Minneapolis Public Schools
In the Minnesota Star Tribune, our colleagues Patrice Relerford and R.T. Rybak explain why it's time for everyone in our community to double down on our support for Minneapolis Public Schools.
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A Statewide Effort to Rebuild Student Attendance
The Minneapolis Foundation recently partnered with EdAllies to host a roundtable discussion of chronic absenteeism.
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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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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First Round of Reimagine Education Grants Awarded
We awarded $1.44 million to 27 local organizations that are doing innovative work to advance equity in Minnesota’s K-12 education system.
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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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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.
Watch VideoReimagine Education
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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