News & Stories

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July 15 2019

AchieveMpls and Saint Paul Public Schools launch Career & College Centers in four Saint Paul high schools

The new CCCs at Central High School, Como Park Senior High, Humboldt High School and Creative Arts Secondary School will open September 3.

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June 3 2019

AchieveMpls shares insights from Gates grant at Harvard Strategic Data Project Conference

Our Career & College Centers Manager Kevin Salkas traveled to Harvard University this month to present at the Harvard Strategic Data Project Annual Convening on lessons from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s To and Through Advising Challenge grants.

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May 20 2019

Twin Cities worksite tours introduce students to new career pathways

Thanks to our generous partners at Cargill, KPMG, CenterPoint, North Memorial Hospital, Comcast and Hennepin Health for welcoming students to their worksites for hands-on activities, campus tours, career panels and opportunities to connect with employees.

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May 16 2019

Nine MPS staff receive MELA grants for transformative classroom projects

Administered by AchieveMpls in partnership with the John & Denise Graves Foundation and Educators 4 Excellence, MELA supports projects that impact student achievement and improve our school communities.

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May 7 2019

EDTalks Speaker Application

Apply to present at a future EDTalks event!

Deadline to apply is June 15,