Star Tribune – Corey Mitchell
“The Minneapolis school district will use more than $13 million in grants to help more students read by third grade, enroll in math, science and engineering courses and ultimately emerge from high school better prepared for college. Target, Cargill, General Mills and Medtronic pledged the eight-figure investment over the next three years to support Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson’s efforts to improve education in the 32,000-student district.”(more)