First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan were special guests at the National Education Association’s 13th Annual “Read Across America” Day, held at the Library of Congress on March 2. The event celebrated Dr. Seuss’s 106th birthday and kicked off the NEA’s national reading-promotion campaign, in which an estimated 45 million educators, parents and students are expected to participate in literacy promotion events nationwide. Insight News
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First Lady Michelle Obama promotes reading
First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan were special guests at the National Education Association’s 13th Annual “Read Across America” Day, held at the Library of Congress on March 2. The event celebrated Dr. Seuss’s 106th birthday and kicked off the NEA’s national reading-promotion campaign, in which an estimated 45 million educators, parents and students are expected to participate in literacy promotion events nationwide. County Commissioners appoint two, reappoint one to Hennepin County Library Board
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners appointed Caitlin Cahill of Plymouth and Gary Thaden of Minneapolis, and reappointed Claudia Kelly of Medina to the Library Board on March 2. Their terms end on December 31, 2012.Summer Enrichment Fair offers opportunities to avoid summer learning loss
Admission Possible partnered with LearningWorks and the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership to put on the third annual Summer Enrichment Fair on March 6. The fair offered low-income students from the Twin Cities metro area access to summer programs to keep them learning over the long break from classroom activities. Northside preschool launches project to promote Montessori early education in low-income communities
Bright Water Montessori School (BWMS) will lead an outreach program in North Minneapolis to educate community members about the benefits of Montessori pre-school education and to promote the start-up of new programs. BWMS will also provide technical assistance to interested organizations or individuals as they navigate the complex process of starting a new preschool program. The project will provide high-quality early education to as many as 200 preschool students each year as well as 40 new jobs that will stay in the community for the long term.
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Education Spotlight: Students win special recognition for creative writing
Andre Wilson, J’Siris Jones, and Bodi Paulson-Sutton, students in kindergarten, first and second grades at Bright Water Elementary in North Minneapolis, were recognized by the Minnesota Reading Association (MRA) for their contributions to the Writers are Readers Young Authors Celebration contest. The students were recognized on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in a school assembly. Wilson, Jones and Paulson-Sutton will also be recognized on March 19 at the MRA's Celebrate Literacy Reception for their creative writing pieces.
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