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At the upcoming committee of the whole meeting, the MPS academic team will be discussing the audit of Benchmark Advance 2018 version....

Here is a computer generated and lightly edited transcript of a previous call we had with Wendy Lundsgaard about the ELA curriculum MPS...

Earlier in 2022, we had the opportunity to interview two MPS educators about their experiences with literacy instruction in MPS...

Khulia Pringle arranged a meeting with the SPPS academic team today to discuss literacy in St. Paul. Here are some of our notes from the...

For more than 18 months, through discussions with educators, community leaders, experts, advocates and parents, common themes and...

Dear Superintendent Graff, Dr Fearing, Sr. Officer Moore, Chair Ellison and MPS Board – Enclosed are two recently obtained rubrics...

Join us for our latest call with educator Sherri Lucas-Hall where we discuss the urgent need for teachers to receive training in how to...

My literacy instruction journey began a few years ago when my son was in preschool and I noticed others mentioning reading as the next...

Fountas and Pinnell tweeted out their tip of the day to parents. A strategy called "Lips the Fish" where a student looks at the first...

Join us Tuesday 6/15, 4:30-5:30 at the Davis Center for a Protest on Literacy. Why are we protesting? Check out this video featuring...

This post is a whole journey - hang in there & help us fight a good fight... Half of all MPS students don't read at grade level. HALF....

Representative Davnie – We are writing to express our support of HR288 supporting LETRS grants for teachers across the state. We asked...

Dear MPS Board, CC: Superintendent Graff and Cabinet We are writing to express our frustration with the Board of Education’s vote against...

Literacy advocacy aligns with the goals our Board has set for the Superintendent. The February Board meeting the Board set the following...

Dear Chair Ellison and MPS School Board, We are writing to request MPS School Board amend its legislative agenda to include support for...

Sara Spafford Freeman testified before the House Education Finance Committee in support of HF288 LETRS Training. Her comments: Chair...

Testimony was made in support of SF244, a bill that provides $1million per year to educators who teach reading to pursue a deeper...

We had a literacy discussion with senior MPS leadership today regarding early literacy. See the attached slide deck and appendix to view...

To: Supt. Ed Graff, Cabinet, cc: Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education Since our initial letter to MPS we have had multiple...

November 6, 2020 updated 11/22/2020 To: Supt. Ed Graff, Cabinet, cc: Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education According to recent...