Watch our 2009-10 videos

President Dooher urges citizens to support education funding.

President Dooher's speech about the initiative that gives participants from the business community a firsthand view of what it takes to be a good educator.

Gordy Westendorf, a band director from Proctor High School, talks about why he feels music is an important part of education and the team effort it takes to educate a child.

Jeff Offutt, an eighth-grade world history teacher at Horizon Middle School in Moorhead, discusses the impact of education on our state and why it is important to invest in schools.

Jim Nannemann, a fifth-grade teacher at Northrop Elementary in Minneapolis, explains why he is a teacher and how the community benefits from a properly funded education system.

Shelly Dodge, a sign-language interpreter at Lakeville North High School, talks about making a difference for students and why schools need the support of their communities.

Catarina Alme, a language arts teacher at Century High School in Rochester, discusses the types of cuts being made in her district and why sufficient funding is crucial to education.

Breanna Becthold, a language arts teacher at St. James High School, talks about the challenges of teaching in a smaller community and her favorite part of the school day.

Monica Byron, a second-grade teacher at Centennial Elementary in Richfield, discusses why she loves being a teacher and the impact of lawmakers’ decisions on our classrooms.

Pam Mikkelson, the head secretary at Twin Oaks Middle School in Prior Lake, talks about the important roles we all play in our students’ education.