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Posted July 31, 2007 June 2007 - The Bridge to Higher Learning: A New Vision for Minnesota’s High Schools In the Global Information Age - The new vision for Minnesota’s high schools should be to prepare every student to earn a credential or a degree at a postsecondary educational institution—whether it is a technical school, two-year college, or four-year college or university, Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals and the University of Minnesota Consortium for Postsecondary Academic Success. May 2007 - First in My Family: A Profile of First-Generation College Students at Four-Year Institutions Since 1971, Higher Education Research Institute. Posted July 25, 2007 The Federal Role in Education - Education in America is primarily a State and local responsibility. The U.S. Department of Education's budget is only a small part of both total national education spending and the overall Federal budget, U.S. Department of Education. Posted July 11, 2007 January 2007 - Improving Achievement & Closing Gaps (Power Point) - Cites a number of indicators (state and national, NAEP, PISA, MN MCA's) demonstrating Achievement Gap and provides recommendations to school board members, Education Trust presentation at Minnesota School Board's Association January 2007 state conference.
Posted June 28, 2007 June 2007 - Improving course rigor important to state - To preserve the health of the state’s economy, we need to take new steps to increase the number of students moving into and graduating from college. Greater course rigor is part of the solution, Minnesota Private College Council. Posted June 19, 2007 Energy of a Nation: Immigrants in America Teaching Guide - Midwest and Minnesota focus, Minnesota Advocates. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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