Links
These are organizations and Web sites that provide programs and support policies to improve school success in Minnesota:
Achieve Minneapolis — engages individuals, businesses, foundations, parent and community groups with the Minneapolis Public Schools to support student success
Admission Possible — helps promising, low-income students in 13 Twin Cities schools to obtain admission to college
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — its education initiative focuses on quality early learning and helping students graduate as strong citizens ready for college and work
Breakthrough Saint Paul — helps academically motivated, under-resourced middle school youth from Saint Paul Public Schools succeed in courses of rigor and get to college
Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching — a Hamline University program that provides culturally responsive professional development and mentoring for teachers
Chicano Latino Affairs Council — advises the governor and legislature on issues confronting the state's Chicano Latino populations
Children, Youth and Family Consortium — U of M program that connects research, teaching, policy, and community practice about children and families
Citizens’ League — works on solutions to public policy problems in Minnesota
Civic Caucus — an e-group of senior policy wonks who make recommendations directed at decision-makers in Minnesota
College.gov — a U.S. Department of Education site with information for students including why go to college, what to do and how to pay.
College Access Marketing — provides marketing strategies and resources to increase high school completion and college participation.
Council for Opportunity in Education — helps further educational opportunities for low-income and disabled people in the U.S.
Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans — advises the governor and legislature on issues confronting the state's Asian-Pacific populations
Council on Black Minnesotans — advises the governor and legislature on issues confronting the state's Black populations
Education | Evolving — an initiative of the Center for Policy Studies and Hamline University to change thinking on public education and redesign schooling.
Education Minnesota — state’s largest education organization; works for excellence in education
Education Trust — works for the high academic achievement of students pre-kindergarten through college, and to close the achievement gaps
Excelencia in Education — works to accelerate higher education success for Latino students in the U.S.
Get Ready for College — information on college preparation, selection and financing from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Going2college — explore career options, plan for college and locate financial aid sources by state
GetSTEM — connects educators who teach in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines with local businesses that can provide assistance, e.g. donations of materials, guest presentations, volunteers for field trips
Growth & Justice — think tank focused on public policies to make Minnesota's economy more prosperous, fair, and environmentally sustainable
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities — represents more than 450 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success
I Make It Happen — campaign and Web site that provides 7th- through 9th-graders with support, encouragement and information to help them prepare for and pursue college
INROADS Twin Cities — trains and develops talented minority youth for professional careers in business and industry
Itasca Project — an employer-led project to drive regional efforts to keep the Twin Cities economy and quality of life
K12@U — search for opportunities at the U of M for PreK-12 students or find professional development or classroom resources for educators.
Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota — connects youth with mentoring experiences
Midwest Minority Supplier Development Council — conduit between corporate minority supplier development programs and minority owned business
Minnesota Campus Compact — seeks campus involvement in community partnerships; all three Minnesota higher education systems participate
Minnesota Department of Education — state agency overseeing Minnesota education
Minnesota Early Learning Foundation — focuses on finding the most cost effective ways to prepare our at-risk children for school and the workforce
Minnesota Meeting — a statewide public affairs forum by the Minneapolis Foundation; focuses on education in 2009
Minnesota Minority Education Partnership — seeks to increase the success of Minnesota students of color
Minnesota P-16 Education Partnership — works collaboratively to maximize achievements of all students and address critical policy issues
Minnesota Private College Council — an association representing 17 private liberal arts colleges in Minnesota
Minnesota Office of Higher Education — state agency providing students with financial aid programs and information to help them gain access to post-secondary education. Also provides the Get Ready for College Web site.
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MnSCU) — state system of 25 two-year colleges and seven four-year universities (not including the U of M
Minnesota TRiO — one of ten regional associations of the Council for Opportunity in Education (see above); advance equal educational opportunity and promote diversity in postsecondary institutions
Minnesota's Promise — a call to action from 25 current and former superintendents throughout Minnesota to transform public education in our state
National Association of College Admission Counseling — supports the work of secondary school and college admission counselors
National College Access Network — works to improve access to and success in postsecondary education for disadvantaged, underrepresented, and first-generation students
Page Education Foundation — works to increase participation of Minnesota’s youth of color in post-secondary education through mentoring and financial aid
Pathways to College — research-based policies, practices, and resources for improving college readiness and success of students who are under-represented in higher education.
Ready 4K — grassroots group supporting early childhood development and learning readiness
Schools First — an Education Minnesota (see link above) initiative to encourage conversation about Minnesota’s public schools
Students Speak Out — engages students in understanding why enrollment is declining in the Minneapolis Public Schools
The Collaborative — member organization that helps entrepreneurs and investors build better and more profitable Minnesota companies
Twin Cities Compass — measures progress, reports findings and provides strategies for action on issues including education
Twin Cities United Way and Live United Links to news and research on Children and Families
United Negro College Fund — provides support for 39 member black colleges and universities, and scholarships and internships for students at about 900 institutions
Wallin Scholarship Program — provides scholarships for qualified graduates of Minneapolis high schools
