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Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. Helping struggling students with social-emotional learning for 20 minutes a day, three times a week can have a dramatic impact on their confidence, mental health and academic engagement, says Katie Dorn, chief executive officer and co-founder […]

EmpowerU, Lilac 11, and Neiibor Crate help you experience wellness without leaving the house. The Covid-19 pandemic got entrepreneurs thinking about ways to help people improve their physical and mental health without having to leave the house. Meet three such Minnesota startups working to bring health home: EmpowerU EmpowerU founders Abby Master (left) and Katie Dorn Between March and October 2020, the Centers for Disease Control reported a 31 percent increase over 2019 in emergency...

By Dian Schaffhauser 01/07/21 A company that produces a tech-powered social-emotional learning solution will be expanding its distribution, after a thousand students have used it in Minnesota. EmpowerU has received $1 million in seed funding to take its program nationwide, for licensing by middle schools, high schools and colleges. Participating students receive daily online lessons and one-on-one motivational coaching as nudges for improving their emotional wellbeing, attendance and grades. Us...

Twin Cities entrepreneur develops mental health website for teens January 10, 2021 — 8:16am Text size Copy shortlink: Katie Dorn, veteran entrepreneur and former school counselor, has never seen a tougher emotional state for high school kids than these COVID-driven times of separation, hardship and anxiety. She and her small crew at EmpowerU have spent four years developing with 35 schools and 1,000-plus students a "solut...