Diane Henry Freutel of McHenry County, Illinois recently inherited over a hundred acres of farmland along with several other properties. She never dreamt she’d be the last living family member and when her brother and father passed away in short succession, she felt overwhelmed and lost amid all of the information, programs, and decisions required …
Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative consists of 80+ congregations committed to ending homelessness through housing, the Families Moving Forward shelter program, and public advocacy. Beacon houses 775 residents progressing with their lives, no longer worried about finding a home. Within McKnight’s efforts to promote affordable housing and systems that increase family stability, Beacon receives general operating …
Through our Pathway Schools Initiative, McKnight partners with seven schools in the Twin Cities — as well as the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute — to align and improve the quality of literacy instruction from PreK-3rd grade. Dual Language Learners (DLLs) make up nearly two-thirds of the student population in our Pathway Schools — across Minneapolis …
October 15, 2014 – One of five commissioned papers prepared for the National Research Summit on the Early Care and Education of Dual Language Learners.
October 15, 2014 – One of five commissioned papers prepared for the National Research Summit on the Early Care and Education of Dual Language Learners.
October 15, 2014 – One of five commissioned papers prepared for the National Research Summit on the Early Care and Education of Dual Language Learners.
October 15, 2014 – One of five commissioned papers prepared for the National Research Summit on the Early Care and Education of Dual Language Learners.
October 15, 2014 – One of five commissioned papers prepared for the National Research Summit on the Early Care and Education of Dual Language Learners.
April 20, 2015 – The McKnight Foundation has hired Jody Speer, Rita Lee, and Jeff Henebury.
Even as the high human, economic, environmental, and planetary costs of climate change come into sharper focus, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, tightening the timeframe for a transition to a low-carbon future. Climate change exacerbates growing pressures on life-sustaining resources, including freshwater, soil, and biodiversity. We all have a stake in efforts to …