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  1. Join the Council of State Governments for a Webinar: "STEM Education: Creating a Skilled Workforce" Dec. 9 at 2 PM EST http://ow.ly/HgOrHgOr
  2. How do you know if your child or grandchild can hear you say, "I love you?" Find out more about newborn hearing screening. http://ow.ly/FkT4
  3. Commissioner Seagren visits Garlough Elementary where 76 % of students are proficient in reading & math (30 % increase). http://ow.ly/ETyn
  4. Commissioner Seagren visits with second graders at Moreland Elementary in West St Paul as they learn to use their IPods. http://ow.ly/ESZn
  5. Minnesota received a $4.5 million USDOE grant to increase Advance Placement participation for low income students. http://ow.ly/E8gw
  6. Parents, sign-up for the Baby Express email Newsletter. It provides a guideline to developmental milestones for babies. http://ow.ly/E8Ch
  7. Charter School Decision: Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TiZA) Fined $139,000. Read Commissioner Seagren's order and statement at http://ow.ly/Dsve
  8. Commissioner Seagren visiting Elizabeth Hall International Elementary School in Minneapolis this morning. MDE Profile: http://ow.ly/D2Pp
  9. Great discussion on Meet the Press with Secretary Duncan & others about Race to the Top. It is 20 minutes into the show. http://ow.ly/CPWM
  10. Wat the Fox 9 report on Minnesota's Race to the Top application: http://ow.ly/BNsc
  11. Watch Deputy Commissioner Chas Anderson discuss Minnesota's Race to the Top application on Fox 9 at 9 tonight: http://ow.ly/BGlC
  12. The final Race to the Top guidelines are here. Minnesota well positioned thanks to recent education reforms. See Ed.gov http://ow.ly/BFoK
  13. is reading "Schools Sprinting to Win Obama’s Race to the Top Billions," RTTT is spurring education reform in many states: http://ow.ly/zTaL
  14. Commissioner Alice Seagren is in Wash. D.C. to discuss Minnesota's Race to the Top effort with Congressman Tom Kline & Senator Amy Klobuchar
  15. Commissioner Seagren is in Wash. D.C. to discuss Minnesota's Race to the Top effort with Congresswoman Betty Mc Collum & Senator Al Franken.
  16. RT: getSTEM Minnesota New #getSTEM Offer - Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship - http://ow.ly/yV6J
  17. Commissioner Alice Seagren is in Wash. D.C. to discuss Minnesota's Race to the Top effort with Congressmen Collin Peterson & Jim Oberstar.
  18. MinnPost highlighted MDE’s straw rockets at the Girls and Science Day at the Science Museum http://ow.ly/yJOo
  19. Commissioner Seagren is meeting with Education Minnesota on Race to the Top, Minn. is well-positioned to earn funding due to recent reforms.
  20. Provide your input at the Race to the Top meetings Today in Proctor, Moutain Iron & Roseville. See the details at http://ow.ly/xkei