MDE Recognizes Schools, Districts for Sustaining PBIS Implementation Over Time MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is proud to announce that 78 schools representing 37 districts, along with three districts coordinating school …
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has awarded 16 districts, charter schools and educational organizations almost $700,000 in Innovation in Service Learning Grants to initiate or expand service-learning opportunities for students …
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) has awarded five districts and educational organizations $1.8 million in Adult Education Supplemental Services Grants to support them in providing adult educational supplemental services. Grantees …
MINNEAPOLIS – Today the Minnesota Department of Education announced that 14 Minnesota school districts and charter schools were awarded $9.4 million in Grow Your Own grants over the next five years to be used to assist adults and students in pursuing a …
MINNEAPOLIS – Today the Minnesota Department of Education announced 23 Minnesota school districts and community organizations have been awarded $27 million in After-School Community Learning Grants to be used to provide culturally-affirming and enriching …
MINNEAPOLIS – Today the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) announced it is expanding COMPASS (Collaborative Minnesota Partnerships to Advance Student Success), the state’s support system for schools, to support all districts, charter school and Tribal …
Funding will support those pursuing early childhood degrees and credentials with scholarships and stipends MINNEAPOLIS – Today the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) announced that 13 organizations, colleges and universities, and school districts were …
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Department of Education honored 11 distinguished Minnesota high school students at a virtual award ceremony June 20 with Scholars of Distinction awards. “These students have done outstanding work by putting their ideas, passions …
MINNEAPOLIS – Following a class action lawsuit, filed by Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s Minnesota Disability Law Center, U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz preliminarily approved a settlement on May 14. That settlement directs the Minnesota Department of …
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to announce that six Minnesota teachers have been selected as 2024 finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Minnesota finalists …
MINNEAPOLIS – This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 60th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, including three students from Minnesota. Ming Wei Yeoh from Chanhassen (Minnetonka High School) is recognized as a Presidential Scholar in the …
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Willie Jett visited Spring Lake Park High School Friday to tour the school's Career and Technical Education spaces and hear from students and educators about the impact of career-focused …
MINNEAPOLIS – Today the Minnesota Department of Education announced that 10 programs at seven Minnesota universities were awarded a total of $4 million in Student Support Personnel Workforce Pipeline Program grants to be used to support students pursuing …
MINNEAPOLIS – Commissioner Willie Jett was joined Friday by Ambassador Ivan Sierra, Head Consul of Mexico in Saint Paul for a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Public Education …
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Commissioner Willie Jett visited Nay Ah Shing Schools in Onamia this week to engage with students, meet with school leaders and tour the elementary school and the combined middle and high school. Nay Ah …
MINNEAPOLIS – Today the Minnesota Department of Education released the class of 2023’s graduation rate data. The 2023 graduation rate was 83.3% or 58,293 graduates, which represents a 0.3 percentage point decrease in the four-year graduation rate compared …
MINNEAPOLIS – The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announces that high school students Sydney McGrath and Deepti Pillai will join Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senator Tina Smith in representing Minnesota during the 62nd annual USSYP Washington Week, …
MINNEAPOLIS – Today Commissioner Willie Jett issued the following statement in response to Saint Paul Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Joe Gothard being named 2024 National Superintendent of the Year by AASA The School Superintendents Association: " …
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Commissioner Willie Jett visited eight schools this week to connect with students, educators and school leaders. Commissioner Jett toured schools and visited classrooms at East Central, Moose Lake, Mora …
MINNEAPOLIS – Commissioner Willie Jett met with students at Eastview High School in Apple Valley and appeared on their student-produced news show, “The 4Cast”. He answered questions and toured the school facility. Students interview Commissioner Willie …
