Minnesota's Charter School Fraud Crisis Is Part of A Nationwide Pattern
In 1991, a bipartisan group of state legislators signed off on a bill allowing for the creation of charter schools in Minnesota.
The vision for charters was to build creative, collaborative, teacher-run schools that would attract the best and the brightest.
But reports by The Minnesota Star Tribune suggest ample evidence of corruption and churn in the Minnesota charter school industry.
In 2024, the statea€”s supreme court restricted the Minnesota Internship Center.
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Nigerian Orondaam Otto Named 2025 Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum 
Nigerian social entrepreneur and founder of Slum2School Africa, Orondaam Otto, has been selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the Young Global Leaders (YGL) Class of 2025.The...more
Nigerian social entrepreneur and founder of Slum2School Africa, Orondaam Otto, has been selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the Young Global Leaders (YGL) Class of 2025.The...more
Business Tips: To Succeed, An Entrepreneur Must Be Flexible and Adapt to Market Changes
Entrepreneurs can view challenges as learning opportunities.To succeed, an entrepreneur must be flexible and adapt to market changes.When the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to close physical...more
Entrepreneurs can view challenges as learning opportunities.To succeed, an entrepreneur must be flexible and adapt to market changes.When the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to close physical...more
Nazra M Sabet: Empowering Lives Through Social Businesses
Nazra is the CEO of Friendship Colours of the Chars, a social enterprise under Friendship NGO.Her research focuses on how social capital and learning experiences influence the development of social...more
Nazra is the CEO of Friendship Colours of the Chars, a social enterprise under Friendship NGO.Her research focuses on how social capital and learning experiences influence the development of social...more
Ncdf Opens 2025 Applications For Young Entrepreneurs
The Nigerian Capital Development Fund, NCDF, in collaboration with the National Board for Technology Incubation and the London School of Social Enterprise and Sustainable Economics has officially...more
The Nigerian Capital Development Fund, NCDF, in collaboration with the National Board for Technology Incubation and the London School of Social Enterprise and Sustainable Economics has officially...more
Ncdf Seeks Applications For 2025 Entrepreneur Accelerator
NCDF seeks applications for 2025 entrepreneur accelerator.The initiative is scheduled to culminate in a national summit in Benin City, Edo State in September 2025.It is designed to identify, develop,...more
NCDF seeks applications for 2025 entrepreneur accelerator.The initiative is scheduled to culminate in a national summit in Benin City, Edo State in September 2025.It is designed to identify, develop,...more
14 Newry Groups Awarded Grants by Brian Conlon Foundation
14 local groups in the Newry area are set to receive grants from the Brian Conlon Foundation.The grants will support a wide range of programmes from youth therapy and inclusive boxing to music and...more
14 local groups in the Newry area are set to receive grants from the Brian Conlon Foundation.The grants will support a wide range of programmes from youth therapy and inclusive boxing to music and...more
Berkeley Electric to Award Teachers $52K in Grants At Annual Race
Nearly 50 Lowcountry educators will be honored with classroom grants totaling $52,000.Forty-six teachers will receive up to $1,500 each through Berkeley Electric's Bright Ideas Education Grant...more
Nearly 50 Lowcountry educators will be honored with classroom grants totaling $52,000.Forty-six teachers will receive up to $1,500 each through Berkeley Electric's Bright Ideas Education Grant...more
Mcgregor Lakes Area Foundation Awards $8,000 in Local Grants
The McGregor Lakes Area Foundation (MLAF) continues to make a meaningful impact by investing in the people and programs that strengthen the region.MLAF is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization based in...more
The McGregor Lakes Area Foundation (MLAF) continues to make a meaningful impact by investing in the people and programs that strengthen the region.MLAF is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization based in...more
Commentary: Public Media Is A Pillar of Our Communities. Don't Defund It
Foundation: Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation CEO: Proposals to defund NPR and PBS are not just misguided but dangerous.Public media is one of the few civic institutions that still commands broad trust in an age of division and...more
Foundation: Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation CEO: Proposals to defund NPR and PBS are not just misguided but dangerous.Public media is one of the few civic institutions that still commands broad trust in an age of division and...more
Nonprofits That Don't Rely on Federal Funding Are Feeling the Ripple Effects of Cuts : Npr
Big cuts to federal grants are affecting non-profits that don't get federal support.Private foundations are being swamped with requests to fill funding gaps.A local nonprofit connects...more
Big cuts to federal grants are affecting non-profits that don't get federal support.Private foundations are being swamped with requests to fill funding gaps.A local nonprofit connects...more
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Social Entrepreneurship
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Beyond the Four Walls are Empowered Rural Nepalese Women
Social entrepreneur, Stefan Wolf , founded the Beyond the Four Walls, which builds cyber “resource centers” (aka Internet cafes) in rural areas for young women to run.
