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Minnesota legislature passes Covid-19 bill. What’s next this session?
Last Thursday, legislators came together to pass a bill designed to address the growing Covid-19 pandemic. The governor signed the bill on Saturday. We look at what this means education policy and the remainder of the legislative session.
View post »Students realize full potential with competency-based education
Competency-based education forms the foundation of schools like Northwest Passage High School and High School for Recording Arts. We spoke to both schools to learn how their models support students for whom traditional approaches have failed.
View post »Key issues to watch at the Minnesota legislature in 2020
Minnesota reconvened its 91st legislative session on Tuesday, February 11. We lay out our policy priorities for the year—including competency-based education and reimagining teacher preparation—and highlight key education issues worth watching in 2020.
View post »How State Policy Can Help with Teacher Retention
Thee main strategies that policymakers use to help retain teachers: improving initial teacher preparation; supporting teachers’ on-boarding and development; and expanding opportunities for teacher professionalism and leadership.
View post »School District Strategies for Retaining Teachers
We talked to district administrators to ask, “How do you foster an ecosystem where teacher talent thrives?” This is what we heard.
View post »Event Recap: Retaining Teachers By Honoring Their Leadership
The University of St. Thomas School of Education and Education Evolving teamed up to examine what can be done to increase teacher retention and what conditions enable teachers to thrive in their schools.
View post »Mentorship: How I Grew in My Teacher Self
A former Minneapolis teacher, Dr. Rose Chu, shares how mentorship was a necessary sustaining support throughout each stage of her teaching career.
View post »Hmong for Native Speakers: A course built on relevance and student agency
At Park Center Senior High, Pang Yang is teaching a heritage language course for native Hmong speakers. But the course is more than about language, culture, and history—it’s about the exploration of identity.
View post »MN’s teacher standards get a fundamental rewrite; here’s what’s in the first draft
On Monday, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) announced the first draft of revised rules for the standards educators learn in Minnesota teacher preparation programs. We summarize the most significant changes in the new draft teacher standards.
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