MN, WI & IA – Daily News 8/7/13

Dayton Addresses Minn. School Heads After Aid Bump

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton is going before an audience of Minnesota school leaders ahead of an academic year in which districts can expect more money from the state…read more at Minnesota.Cbslocal.com

Federal grants support 19 new Wisconsin charter schools

Funds to support the opening of 19 new charter schools in Wisconsin for the 2013-14 school year are among those announced in a new round of federally funded grants totaling $12.8 million…read more at BizJournals.com

By Wendy Strong

NW Iowa school to test concussion assessment app

A small school in northwest Iowa will be the first in the state to test an iPad application to assess concussions. Doctor Jay Alberts, with the Cleveland Clinic, helped develop the app called “C3.” He’ll be doing baseline testing this morning on the roughly 100 players on the Boyden-Hull Rock Valley football team…read more at RadioIowa.com

By Pat Curtis