Press releases on this page were published by the Minnesota Department of Education during the 2010 calendar year.

• Over 250 Districts, Schools Sign On to Race to the Top 
  
• School Improvement Reports Identify Problems at Minnesota's Lowest Performing Schools 
  
• Steady Progress on Reading and Math Statewide Assessments 
  
• Math Scores Improve Across the Board 
  
• Minnesota Science MCA-II Scores Show Steady Improvement 
  
• Minnesota Department of Education Releases Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Data 
  
• Minnesota Advanced Placement Scores and Participation Increase 
  
• Twenty-six School Apply for School Improvement Grant Opportunity 
  
• Minnesota Selected to Participate in International Math and Science Assesssment 
  
• Six Minnesota Public Schools Receive Blue Ribbon 
  
• 2010 Minnesota Student Survey Data Shows Modest Improvements in Behavior 
  
• Summer Food Service Program Seeks Sponsors 
  
• Three More Charter School Authorizers Approved by Minnesota Department of Education 
  
• Two More Charter School Authorizers Approved by Minnesota Department of Education 
  
• Lino Lakes Teacher Receives $25,000 National Milken Educator Award 
  
• Your Choice, Your Future Student Forums 
  
• Minneapolis Teacher Receives $25,000 National Milken Educator Award 
  
• Department of Education Puts BlueSky Charter School on Notice for Curriculum, Graduation Violations 
  
• Minnesota Kicks Off AP Week 
  
• Supreme Court Affirms Access to After School Activities for Special Education Students 
  
• Take the MCA Challenge at the Minnesota State Fair 
  
• Minnesota Students Lead Again on ACT Scores 
  
• Schools Receive Nearly $24.5 Million in School Improvement Grants 
  
• Hiawatha Leadership Academy Enters Minnesota's Nation Leading Q Comp Program 
  
• Minnesota Awarded Grant for $12.4 Million 
  
• Most Minnesota FIve-Year-Olds Ready for Kindergarten 
  
• Stronger Oversight Coming to Minnesota Charter Schools: New Authorizers Approved 
  
• $81.57 Million in Bonding Authority Approved for Local School Districts 
  
• Minnesota Places Third in Real World Design Challenge 
  
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results In 
  
• Commissioner Seagren Approves Flexible Learning Year for Southwestern Minnesota Schools 
  
• More Minnesota Public School Students Taking, Succeeding on Advanced Placement Exams 
  
• Lakeview School District Enters Minnesota's Nation Leading Q Comp Program 
  
• Rushford Peterson School District Enters Minnesota's Nation Leading Q Comp Program 
  
• Education Commissioner Alice Seagren Announces Real World Challenge Winners 
  
• Race to the Top Application Submitted to Washington 
  
• School Spotlight Award Winners for 2009 Announced 
  
• Minnesota Eighth-grade Students Ranked Second in National Math Assessment; Fourth-graders Rank Third