Departments of Education and Justice Reach Agreement with Owatonna, Minn., Public Schools to Resolve Harassment Allegations
WASHINGTON – Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, reached a settlement agreement with Independent School District #761 in Owatonna, Minn., to resolve an investigation into race and national origin harassment and disproportionate discipline of Somali-American students at Owatonna High School.
U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $50,000 to Help Anoka Hennepin Independent School District 11 Recover from Multiple Student Suicides
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools has awarded Anoka Hennepin Independent School District 11 in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, a $49,641 Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant to assist with ongoing recovery efforts following the suicide deaths of nine students since September 2009.
Indiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island to Receive Funds to Support Education Jobs
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Indiana will receive $207 million, Minnesota will receive $166.7 million, Oklahoma will receive $119 million, and Rhode Island will receive $33 million to support education jobs.
Minnesota to Receive More Than $220 Million in Additional Recovery Funds
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $220,403,088 is now available for Minnesota under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. To date, Minnesota has received $1,308,304,524 through the Recovery Act. The state recently reported that recovery dollars have been used to provide funding for more than 6,000 education jobs from Oct.
Minnesota to Receive More Than $34 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Minnesota will receive more than $34 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
Minnesota to Receive $4.79 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Minnesota will receive $4.79 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. The funds are part of $546 million available to states for the School Improvement Grant program in fiscal year 2010.
More Than $547 Million in Recovery Funds Now Available for Minnesota to Save Jobs and Drive Education Reform
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that more than $547 million is now available for Minnesota under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts.