Public Listening Sessions
 Minnesota Education Commissioner was in Duluth recently to host a listening session on early learning and other investments made in Governor Dayton’s 2015 budget proposal. The listening sessions are a means of seeking input from the the community. One critical investment he is proposing is $343 million ensure an estimated 47,000 students have access to free, all-day, high-quality Pre-K -- and provide every child with access to the excellent start they need to succeed in school.
MOO if You Love to Read!
Minnesota’s regional library systems are working with Once Upon a Reader on a pilot program designed to encourage young children and their caregivers to read together. As part of the pilot year program, each Head Start student in Minnesota will receive a copy of Moo! A joy-ride of a book written by a local author and illustrated by a local artist. Share the gift of reading. Visit Once Upon a Reader to learn more.
Minnesota China Teacher Exchange
The Hangzhou Foreign Language School in Hangzhou, China invites applications from teachers to teach in its highly regarded language school in China for 2015-2016. Minnesota licensed K-12 teachers in any content area with native or native-like English skills are eligible to apply and teach for either a semester or full academic school year.
Teachers teach conversational English skills and share American culture while learning about Chinese culture. Teachers receive compensation and are provided with living arrangements. Learn more about the Hangzhou Foreign Language School.
Minnesota, One of Only Four States to Present Comprehensive Inclusion of Engineering for K-12 Students
A study aimed at improving engineering education in public schools found that only a dozen states clearly define and lay out engineering curricula for K-12 students in their science standards, and only four of these states (Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Oregon) present a "comprehensive" inclusion of engineering. Researchers are trying to improve engineering education in public schools to address a national need for highly skilled engineers for the workforce. Read Purdue University Study.
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Education Commissioner Discusses Budget Proposal
Minnesota's Education Commissioner made a stop in Duluth to talk about Governor Mark Dayton's budget proposal. Watch FOX 21KQDS.
Accomplish With Kylie: Minnesota Reading Corps
The Minnesota Reading Corps is recruiting 1,400 reading tutors for the 2015-2016 school year. Reading tutors spend time in pre-kindergarten and elementar school classroom helping children improve their skills with reading and vocabulary. Read full story at WCCO CBS Minnesota.
Investing in Universal Pre-K and Child Care
In a cozy home in St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood, preschool-age children fidget and giggle as they show off counting skills in Hmong and Spanish. In a bright child care room outside of Rochester, they carefully concentrate on cutting out paper shapes. And in a classroom filled with colorful children's artwork, they gather for circle time to sing out their ABCs. Read Opinion by Lucinda Jesson and Brenda Cassellius in Twin Cities.com
Minnesota Teen Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Schools
Munira Khalif, a senior at Mounds Park Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota, has also been accepted to all eight. Read more at News One.
Harding Student Has His Pick of the Ivy League -- And Then Some
As it turns out, there's more than one student, Alexander Roman, in Minnesota faced with a choice of which Ivy League school to attend. Read more on StarTribune blog.
Invest in Girls. Change the World.
Recently, seven remarkable women were honored as the 2015 Women of Distinction by the Girl Scouts River Valley, for the impact they have made in our communities, our region and the world. Women of Distinction is an annual event to celebrate women who exemplify the Girl Scout mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. Read April 14 blog post.
Gifted & Talented Education Symposium - June 8-11, 2015
The seventh annual Hormel Foundation Gifted and Talented Education Symposium provides an opportunity for educators, counselors, administrators and parents to gain greater understanding of the unique needs of gifted and high potential learners. Participants will enjoy in-depth sessions focusing on foundational knowledge, creativity, curriculum strategies, and more provided by the field’s finest regionally, nationally and internationally recognized presenters. View additional event details. Register online.
MN eLearning Summit: Open. Online. Opportunity
Taking place on July 29-30, the MN eLearning Summit is the premiere event of the Minnesota Learning Commons. It's the place where K-12, college, and university educators and innovators gather to learn and exchange ideas about effective online and blended learning. Register online.
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