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Check out the Minnesota Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program if you have outstanding qualified educational loan debt
The Minnesota Teacher Shortage Student Loan Repayment Program was established to provide student loan repayment assistance to teachers providing classroom instruction in a teacher shortage area in Minnesota. (See the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for a list of the current shortage areas).The 2019 Minnesota Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program Applications are now available on the Office of Higher Education website (https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/ssl/tslr/app.cfm).For more information about the program and FAQ, you can visit the Minnesota Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program website (https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=2191).
DEC is a member of the ZERO TO THREE Think Babies Campaign. Here is the link to learn more: https://www.thinkbabies.org/about/ . A Tool Kit for the Strolling Thunder campaign is available here https://www.thinkbabies.org/take-action/toolkit/ .
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Do you know someone that has let his or her membership lapse? Do you know someone that should be a member, but for whatever reason they are not? Please share this link with
your colleagues and friends -
http://www.cec.sped.org/Membership/Membership-Applications
CEC is aware of the cost issues for some members and has made a tiered system for joining: Premier ($205) Full ($115) Basic ($65). There is an additional cost of joining the DEC subdivision for Full and Basic ($50) and for Premier ($15). The costs for students to join are even cheaper.
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It is MN DEC's mission to promote policies and advancement of evidence-based practices. We continue to work in partnership with the Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities so those in Minnesota who work with or on behalf of children with disabilities will have current information and connections at their fingertips. MN DEC is excited to provide information on our statewide activities and policies and practices in the field of early intervention and early childhood special education through this website! Join us on Facebook and Twitter too!
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The Minnesota Division for Early Childhood (MN DEC) is a statewide membership organization for those who work with or on behalf of young children with disabilities and other special needs.
MN DEC promotes policies and advances evidence-based practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities.
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