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  • St. Paul school district halts enrollment slide. The secret: listening to immigrant communities.

    Becky Z. Dernbach

    January 23, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    To address enrollment decline in St. Paul Public Schools, the district invested in language and cultural programs that cater to local immigrant communities. After four years of implementing Hmong, Spanish, Mandarin, and East African language and cultural programs, student enrollment is now rising.

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  • One solution to Minnesota's teacher shortage: alternative training

    Becky Z. Dernbach

    July 28, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Teach Minnesota is a six-week alternative licensure program that provides hands-on classroom experience and intensive training in topics such as literacy and culturally-responsive education, allowing future teachers to earn their license more quickly and at a lower cost than in traditional degree programs. The New Teachers Project, which facilitates Teach Minnesota, has trained 37,000 teachers in 25 states and Washington, D.C.

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  • New program trains South High students to become teachers

    Becky Z. Dernbach

    March 06, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    A Minnesota high school's "Grow-Your-Own" program gives students of color the opportunity to earn college credit, learn culturally-relevant history, and explore careers in education while still working toward their high school diplomas. The students create their own lesson plans within an ethnic studies framework and volunteer at elementary schools mentoring younger kids.

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  • How Brooklyn Center schools halved suspensions and absenteeism

    Becky Z. Dernbach

    January 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

    To help combat a decline in attendance after returning to in-person classes during the pandemic, Brooklyn Center School District focused on improving student engagement and making courses culturally relevant. Since the district added an enrichment block with activities driven by student input, attendance has improved and suspensions have gone down.

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