Last Monday, former Minneapolis Mayor, R.T. Rybak, in conjunction with Generation Next, a coalition of civic, education and business leaders, unveiled a plan to close the achievement gap in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Rybak indicated that Generation Next and its partners are working to reach three core goals:
- Comprehensive Health Screening
- 3-year-olds to be screened for health problems & disabilities in order to obtain therapy and support
- Reading Proficiency by 3rd Grade
- Generation Next is focused on five key benchmarks:
- Kindergarten Readiness
- 3rd Grade Reading Benchmarks
- 8th Grad Math Benchmarks
- 100% High School Graduation
- Post-Secondary Counseling
- Generation Next is focused on five key benchmarks:
- Enhanced Guidance Counseling
- Engagement by trained adults to develop a plan to help their journey to college or to a career
Generation Next plans to roll-out initiatives in pilot schools, collect data and then will determine which initiatives to implement on a larger scale. All results will be published on Generation Next’s website.
Junior League of Minneapolis 