In 2018, the Early Literacy Grant was formed as a new collaborative effort between SMIF and the two Mankato-based publishing companies to put even more books into the hands of young children.

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), in partnership with publishing companies Capstone and ABDO, is accepting applications for its Early Literacy Grant program.

For questions about what SMIF might fund contact Heidi Coulter, Early Childhood project manager, at 507-214-7016 or [email protected]. Newsletter Today's breaking news and more in your inbox ...

Generative AI has radically transformed digital creation. AI image generators can produce pictures from just a few words in a prompt, and it's becoming easier than ever to find and use these programs.

Game On: 'Civilization VII' brings new options, adventures to the classic game ...

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network Look closely at this image, stripped of ...

The Historic images gallery with centralized access and online searchable database, enables us to bring together the image collections of multiple institutions. You can find historical photos ...

Affordable smartphones, digital cameras, and social media have made us all eager to take photos and share them online. While traditional web hosting platforms can host these images, they’re not ...

Book your free Museum entry ticket online in advance. See how artists and scientists view the natural world through more than 100 images from the Museum's collection in the Images of Nature gallery.