Natalie Champa Jennings

Charter School Limitations

Despite their popularity and appeal to parents seeking alternatives for their children, charter schools are out of reach for many people. In states like Idaho where six is the limit of new charters allowed each year, resolute parents find themselves...

Too Much Homework

Many parents across the country have taken note that a significant increase in homework assignments has started to stress out even the littlest scholars. Homework for kindergarten students has attracted the attention of concerned parents and educational scholars, as well...

Minnesota Misses Cut

Minnesota's application for Race to the Top monies did not make it into the first-round finalist group, reported the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday March 4.Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky...

UNI Overseas Recruiting Fair

The UNI Overseas Recruiting Fair brings talented certified teachers together to network and interview with dozens of schools from all over the world February 5-7th in Waterloo, Iowa. This annual event plays host to the adventurous spirits of...

Caucuses Tonight

For those who are interested in community involvement, caucuses are being held tonight. The Independence, Green, Republican, and Democratic-Farmer-Labor Parties will all hold caucuses tonight.For information on how you can find out what is going on in...

Minnesota Department of Education on Twitter

For those of you plugged-in, logged-on, and tuned-in to every new and hip communication application floating around Earth's atmosphere, Twitter has bounded into the world of education in a new way.Education-curious folks using Twitter...

Minnesota Chosen to Help Fight High School Dropout Rates

On January 4, 2010, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA center) announced six states to help address the troubling issue of elevated high school dropout rates in the United States. The six states--Minnesota, Colorado, Massachusetts, New...

Simplified FAFSA Form Available

Parents and students--no matter how excited and determined they may be to jump into the world of higher education--dread the laborious, confusing process of completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. Luckily, for students on...

Race to the Top Deadline January 19th

The January deadline for Phase 1 is fast approaching. The U.S. Department of Education website has posted numerous resources for educators applying for monies.Through Race to the Top, Department of Education personnel are asking states to advance reforms...

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity has Six New Appointments

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the Department’s six appointments to the newly constituted National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). Established in 1972, NACIQI was changed by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA...

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