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(Minnesota Post) All aboard: For these school districts, second bus rides are among the initiatives helping to turn around poor attendance

Read the full story from Minnesota Post here. “Bella goes to elementary school in Deer River, an Itasca County town... View Article

Two St. Cloud schools to become full-service hubs for learning, family health

“By this time next year, two St. Cloud district schools will be transformed into full-service hubs for students and their... View Article

Midwest Community School State Coalitions and City-wide Partnerships Convene in May

Indiana State Coalition meeting On May 2nd, Indiana’s Community School State Coalition convened in Muncie, IN. Attendees visited the Whitely... View Article

States Look to Expand Full-Service Community Schools in 2023

Since the start of the new legislative session in January, 17 states and the District of Columbia have introduced a... View Article

South High students asked for more teachers of color. Now, they’re training in a new ‘educator pathways’ program to become those teachers.

“Seventeen-year-old Mariah Valenzuela sat on a blue carpet decorated with letters from the alphabet, helping a third-grader practice his reading... View Article

Brooklyn Center’s diverse schools have cut suspensions and absenteeism in half. What’s their secret?

“Part of the secret to Brooklyn Center Community Schools’ ability to innovate, school officials say, is the district’s community school... View Article

Building community across the miles

“One of the things I love about my small northern Minnesota community is that we look out for each other.... View Article

AFT publishes two new Community Schools case studies

The American Federation of Teachers series, “Community Schools: Case Studies of What Works,” has two new publications that explore sustainable... View Article