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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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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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Remote Teaching and Learning during COVID-19
This report considers how to implement principles of Reimagine Minnesota in the era of COVID-19.
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Education Equity in the Age of COVID-19
The Minneapolis Foundation released a new report on education equity in a time of distance learning.
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Reimagine Education Feedback
Learn what education leaders think about the key findings of our Reimagine Education report, including their ideas for taking action.
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Expanding the Vision of Reimagine Minnesota
This report provides evidence-based solutions that have the potential to be transformational for racial disparities in our community.
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Student Conference
Teens voiced their perspectives on education at this student-led forum, which informed our Reimagine work.
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Community to Reimagine Education
School leaders, educators, policy influencers, funders, and changemakers gathered to discuss what is – and isn’t – working in Minnesota’s schools.
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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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