Stories

We share all the stories and news about great ideas and people who power them in our region.

  • Co-Teaching for Success

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    By Andy Steiner Josh Engel pretty much always knew he wanted to be a teacher. “Teachers were very impactful in my life,” he says. “I…

  • Driving Improvement with Data

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    By Andy Steiner Stacy Duffield Associate Professor Stacy Duffield and her colleagues at North Dakota State University have always wanted to create the best teacher-preparation…

  • Forging a New Path to Teaching

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    By Andy Steiner Most educators begin their careers after earning a degree from a traditional teacher-preparation program. But in some regions, the demand for teachers…

  • Artistic License

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    For the last 15 years, ArtsLab has been giving urban and rural arts organizations the keys to growth

  • Reflecting Student Diversity

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    Patrick Duffy and his colleagues at the Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) have been working for years to solve a puzzle common across K-12 schools…

  • Great Teachers Great Minds

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    By Andy Steiner Over six decades, the Foundation has worked to improve education using broad strategies that encompass grants to colleges and universities, and investments…

  • Fifty Years of Fellowship

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    By by Laura Billings Coleman Since launching the world’s first charitable beer company in 2000, Bush Fellow Jacquie Berglund has turned FINNEGAN’S into one of the flagship…

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