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Minnesota Department of Education offering several teacher program grants
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently announced a number of new teacher program grant opportunities listed below. Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color Grant During the 2019 legislative session, the Minnesota Legislature designated the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing … Continue reading
PELSB looking for administrators for new teacher mentor program; sign-up deadline is 5 p.m. May 17
Source: Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) is looking for school or school district administrators that are interested in helping to improve the resources available to Minnesota teachers to improve … Continue reading
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Tagged mentor, mentoring, PELSB, teacher mentoring program, teaching
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Apply by August 18 for “Grow Your Own” teacher program grant
Recruiting and hiring qualified teachers is one of the most important tasks facing school districts. As the teacher candidate pool in shortage areas continues to shrink, the Minnesota Legislature passed a grant program for school districts to be proactive and … Continue reading
Grow Your Own grants available for school districts via the Teacher Shortage Act
Source: Minnesota Department of Education The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) opened up applications Thursday for the Grow Your Own Grant Opportunity. The Grow Your Own Grant is part of the MSBA-initiated Teacher Shortage Act. Per MDE: Funding is available to … Continue reading
Legislative Study Group on Educator Licensure meeting set for 1 p.m. webcast today
The Legislative Study Group on Educator Licensure is slated to meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today (Thursday, July 21) at the Minnesota Senate Building (Room 1200). The meeting is scheduled to be streamed via http://mnsenate.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. The Minnesota Legislature established this 12-member group to recommend how … Continue reading
KMSP News: Judge holds Minnesota Board of Teaching in contempt of court
Source: KMSP-TV The Minnesota Board of Teaching is in contempt of court. A Ramsey County judge made the unusual order on Friday, July 1, saying her “patience is at an end.” The contempt order criticizes the board for not following … Continue reading
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Applications open for Teacher Quality Partnership Program
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement recently opened applications for the Teacher Quality Partnership Program (TQP) to ensure all students have access to great educators who can help them succeed. TQP builds partnerships between high-need schools and … Continue reading
Help with student loans now available for qualifying teachers
Source: Minnesota Office of Higher Education Teachers working in designated teacher shortage areas in Minnesota may now qualify for help with their student loan payments. The Minnesota Teacher Shortage Student Loan Repayment Program, created in 2015 by the state Legislature … Continue reading
State auditor report on licensure and election issues will highlight heavy education committee slate Thursday
Thursday, March 10, is set to be an education-heavy day in St. Paul. Five committee hearings are scheduled for lawmakers to discuss key education issues — most notably the Office of the Legislative Auditor’s report on teacher licensure. Also, two … Continue reading
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Legislative Auditor: Minnesota’s teacher licensure system is broken, needs changes
Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor today released its “Minnesota Teacher Licensure” report. Their key finding: “Minnesota’s teacher licensure system is broken and needs significant changes.” In a statement, the Office of the Legislative Auditor wrote: We found that teacher … Continue reading
