The report confirms that education is spread widely throughout the Southeast Minneapolis community, and that investments in learning outside of schools - such as libraries, museums, parks, music stores, arts organizations and bookstores - is greater than what is spent within schools.

The Learning Carnival brought together organizations, institutions and neighbors to share their skills, try out new hobbies and experience the thrill of learning together, all for free.

Social Spaces is an U.K. organization that helps advocates find creative and unexpected methods to mold their communities into thriving places.

Learning Dreams and SEMCOL will bring together traditional and non-traditional institutions to improve neighborhood connectedness and educational success.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the incredible work of our Learning Dreams volunteers. Much of what we do would not be possible without them!

Learning Dreams is thrilled to be part of Mayor Coleman’s initiative to improve education for the youth of St. Paul, Minnesota through the VISTA program.

If you want parents to encourage their child to perform well at school, make sure you get the parents involved in learning too, writes Hanne Obbink for Trouw newspaper in Amsterdam.

Learning Dreams is excited to partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters to support participants in their dreams while enhancing the Big/Little relationship.