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MINNESOTA - Today, Alliance for a Better Minnesota released the following statement regarding Kendall Qualls’s announcement to run for governor of Minnesota: “The last thing that Minnesotans want or need is another conservative working to bring the plan and policies of Donald Trump to our state. Minnesotans rejected Kendall Qualls before, and they will again,” said Marissa Luna, executive director of Alliance for a Better Minnesota. “Kendall Qualls is wrong for Minnesota. We need a leader who will move Minnesota forward and put...
As schools returned from winter break this week amid skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, more did so virtually than at any point so far this school year. The third school year during the pandemic had largely seen limited disruptions to in-person learning. But this week, there have been over 4,500 temporary school closures across the country, according to Burbio, a company that monitors COVID-19 policies in over 80,000 K-12 schools. That's the highest number it has tracked so far this school year; most weeks, there have been hundreds, not thousands,...
Jan 6 (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday the decision to enact vaccine mandates for schools is up to local school districts. "Those decisions related to schools .... will always be up to local school districts in terms of what steps need to be taken," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. The White House also said it would continue to make the case for schools to be kept open, including in Chicago, where officials canceled classes in the nation's third-largest school...
Edina Public Schools' longtime green-and-yellow hornet logo is heading toward extinction, the district's superintendent announced Thursday. The reluctant decision by the district came after the owner of the copyright to the logo, an Edina High School alum, sued this week in federal court. The suit added hefty financial compensation to his insistence that school administrators put the brakes on its use without his permission, as required by the decades-old contract he has with the district....
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Today, Governor Tim Walz appointed Dr. Daniel Trajano to the MNsure Board of Directors. Trajano, whose term runs from January 12, 2022, to May 5, 2025, will represent the areas of health administration, health care finance, health plan purchasing and health care delivery systems. Trajano is the founder and president of Pop Health Consulting. He previously worked as the vice president and senior medical director for government markets for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, as the vice president and executive medical...
Santa Fe, New Mexico, January 7, 2022 - The National Emerging Museum Professionals Network (NEMPN), a major nonprofit, has launched its very first awards program in order to "recognize individuals and institutions who have shown outstanding service to emerging museum professionals." For the Inaugural EMP Awards the Institute of American Indian Arts' (IAIA) Museum Studies Department has received an award for Best Museum Studies Program. For this category, three museum studies degree/certificate...
[ST. PAUL, MN] – Today Launch Minnesota released a 2021 recap that outlines the growth sparked by the state's efforts to advance Minnesota's startup ecosystem. The numbers tied to bolstering Minnesota's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem – including connecting startups to capital; supporting entrepreneurs statewide through the collaborative Launch MN Network; and expanding entrepreneurial expertise. The data shows both a strong return on investment and promising trajectories for the...
I was honored to lead a robust roundtable discussion yesterday featuring representatives of the hospital, long-term care, and disability services industries, along with labor, employer and worker representatives, as well as leaders of the Minnesota Departments of Employment and Economic Development, Education, Health, Human Services, and the Office of Higher Education. We engaged in a very candid, hopeful, and I would even say inspiring discussion about the health care workforce shortage and what can be and is being done about it. The...
Organizational School Board Meeting - Monday, January 10, 2022 3:00 PM at the Ponemah School 1. Opening Ceremony 2. Call to Order A. Board Member Roll Call Michael Barrett, Director Barb Thomas, Director Roy Nelson, Director Robert McClain, Director Douglas (Jack) Desjarlait, Director Marcus Tyler, Director Rob Pemberton, Director Melinda Crowley, Superintendent B. Guests: 3. Summary/Overview of Agenda - Superintendent Crowley A. Policies: 104, 201, 202, 203, 203.1, 203.2, 203.5, 209, 213 and...