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Monday, June 1, 2026

Minnesota, New York, National

In classrooms across the country, teachers are witnessing a deepening youth mental health crisis that has fundamentally changed the way students learn, socialize, and engage with school.

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Minnesota

Meet Jen Shier, an educator in St. Paul, MN, who joined our community over a decade ago and has grown as a leader and advocate in large part due to...

Friday, December 5, 2025

Minnesota, National

Meet Paula Cole, the current Executive Director of E4E-Minnesota, whose career path was shaped, elevated, and expanded through her involvement with E4E.

Monday, February 5, 2024

Minnesota

Educators For Excellence

E4E-Minnesota celebrates 2024 Black History Month by spotlighting Black educators and uplifting their voices. In this post, we spotlight Tameika Williams, a Licensed Teacher and Education Pathway Coordinator.

Friday, March 4, 2022

Minnesota

Paula Cole, Executive Director of E4E-Minnesota

On the precipice of a potential teacher strike initiated by the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, one issue lurks in the background–impending layoffs that will disproportionately affect teachers of color. As...

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Minnesota

May 4, 2021 Dear members of the HF1065 conference committee, On behalf of Educators for Excellence – Minnesota, I write to extend our support for several provisions found in both...

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Minnesota

Paula Cole, Executive Director of E4E-Minnesota

Supporting the whole student in welcoming schools

Educators for Excellence-Minnesota is proud to honor transgender and non-binary people on Trans Day of Visibility, which is held every year on March 31st. Today we celebrate you for your...

Thursday, March 25, 2021

National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York

Carlotta Pope, 11th-grade English teacher Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School

Elevating the teaching profession Supporting the whole student in welcoming schools

I’m still absorbing all the incredible conversations from last night’s Educators for Excellence Voices from the Classroom to the White House meeting with teachers from across the country, where we set...

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Minnesota

Dear Chair Richardson and members of the House Education Policy Committee, On behalf of Educators for Excellence - Minnesota (E4E), a teacher-led nonprofit with approximately 2,300 members across the state,...

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Minnesota

Good afternoon Chair Chamberlain, Senator Torres Ray, and members of the Senate Education Committee, Thank you for allowing me to testify in support of Senate File 1048, a bill that...

Monday, March 1, 2021

Minnesota

Creating a diverse, high-quality teacher pipeline

On March 1, 2021, E4E-Minnesota Executive Director Paula Cole testified to the Minnesota House Education Policy Committee about HF 1376 and the need to better honor and reflect the diversity and talent...

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Minnesota

Dear Members of House and Senate Education and Higher Education Committees, We write to express support for the 2021 Increase Teachers of Color Act (HF217). When signed into law, this...

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Minnesota

On January 20, 2021, E4E-Minnesota Executive Director Paula Cole testified to the Minnesota Policy Committee in support of House File 4 and on the importance of teacher diversity. Thank you...

Thursday, December 17, 2020

National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York

Founded by public school teachers, Educators for Excellence is a growing movement of over 33,000 educators, united around a common set of principles and beliefs for improving student learning and...

Friday, November 6, 2020

National, Minnesota

Christopher Baatwiwiitan Oquist

Back in sixth-grade,  I remember learning about colonization — but not just through the routine paragraph in a history textbook that tried to comprehensively describe, in only a few sentences,...

Friday, September 11, 2020

National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York

Funding schools equitably

Thursday, July 23, 2020

National, Minnesota

Creating an anti-racist learning environment where all students can thrive doesn’t happen overnight. Educators around the country have been calling on school and district leaders to invest in school safety...

Thursday, July 16, 2020

National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York

Supporting the whole student in welcoming schools

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Chicago, Minnesota

Madaline Edison and Stacy Moore, Executive Directors, Minnesota and Chicago

Supporting the whole student in welcoming schools

Fact: we are two white mothers, raising two white boys. And although many would be right to say, don't make this about you, we also know it is incumbent upon...

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Minnesota

Supporting the whole student in welcoming schools

Our city is facing unprecedented times, and we need to treat the centuries-long outbreak of anti-blackness and systemic racism within our law enforcement, our schools, and our neighborhoods with the...

Friday, May 22, 2020

Minnesota

Supporting the whole student in welcoming schools

May is Teacher Appreciation Month, and one important way to appreciate educators is to shine a light on their work and elevate their voice. Distance learning has impacted every facet...

Friday, May 15, 2020

Minnesota

Supporting the whole student in welcoming schools

May is Teacher Appreciation Month, and one important way to appreciate educators is to shine a light on their work and elevate their voice. Distance learning has impacted every facet...