Devon Minke teaches third grade at North Park School for Innovation in Columbia Heights. Prior to joining Black Men Teach, he was a college student at Minnesota State University Mankato pursuing a degree in elementary education...
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Center for Early Education and Development leads effort to update Minnesota’s learning guidelines for young children Every state has its own early learning guidelines for preschoolers and most have early learning guidelines for infants and…
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Every child deserves an excellent education, yet Minnesota’s graduation gap between Black and White students ranks among the worst in the United States. David Perrin (MSW ‘76) and Margaret Hustad-Perrin (MD ‘76)...
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Norwood Glaspie has always been curious about how children acquire and process information, how they learn from their social environments, and how social and cognitive factors interact in shaping their development.
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CEHD Connect Magazine is published in print three times a year and online by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college.
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Black Men Teach and the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) aim to make Minnesota schools more reflective of their students.
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Since she was young, Karina Elze (MEd ’16) always wanted to have her own business. “I love creating, taking risks, and I get bored if I stay in the same position too long," she says...
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For most of my life, I have felt like an outsider looking in. I have battled with anxiety and depression, come from a family of divorced parents, and was bullied throughout school.
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I grew up in Nigeria, a country with more than 500 languages and 300 ethnic groups. Coming from a family of six, I experienced both of my parents’ cultures and languages, which reflected the rich diversity of the country in terms of food...
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Amid the rising tide of mental health challenges in K-12 schools, schools across the nation are grappling with how to provide effective support...
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Historically, study abroad has not been designed with low income, first-generation, and Indigenous students as its audience...
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