Act Now to Build the Future: Event Recap

I want to share a few highlights from our panel of speakers at the recent educational event Act Now to Build the Future.  Our panel included Dr. Bill Green, Superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools; Bernadeia Johnson, Deputy Superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools; and Suzanne Kelly, Interim Superintendent of Saint Paul Public Schools.
Both districts are implementing [...]

A Matter of Urgency for Minnesota

Education Trust’s Kati Haycock pointed out that sustaining teachers is a greater challenge than recruiting them to the field, particularly for teachers working in the most challenging schools.
This is particularly problematic given that in the next 10 years, 25,000 new teachers will be needed in this country to fill vacant positions due to retirement [...]