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Teacher residency program debuts in Twin Cities

The Minnesota Public Radio program the Daily Circuit recently featured a story on the introduction of yearlong teacher residencies to the metro area. We are extremely excited to see the efforts of our partners highlighted as we work to improve teacher preparation and close the achievement gap in P-12 schools. ... more

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Seeing our higher education partners’ progress in person

The Educational Achievement Team recently completed our annual round of “milestone visits.” (The photo below is of the visit to Minnesota State University, Mankato.) At these check-ins we meet with the presidents and provosts of our higher education partners, and with those institutions’ project teams and their P-12 school district partners—the people who collectively are changing the way teachers are recruited, prepared, placed and supported. ... more

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