March 17, 2013
Special Education Funding Formula Reform
A major recommendation of the Education Finance Working Group was Special Education Funding Reform. The working…
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March 16, 2013
Bill Deadlines: What to Expect
The first bill deadline has come and gone at for the 2013 legislative session. The…
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March 12, 2013
Special Education Increasingly the Focus
By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist When the Legislative Auditor presented a report on the increasing…
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March 11, 2013
Focus Shifts from Student Equity to Taxpayer Fairness
By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist Education groups have lobbied for more revenue with mixed success…
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March 10, 2013
Governor Changes Budget Course
Last Friday Governor Dayton announced he would no longer push a plan to expand the…
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March 10, 2013
EAR Gains Bi-Partisan Support
Sen. Rod Skoe continued his efforts to get all school districts at least $300/pupil on…
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March 10, 2013
E-12 Budget Target Pressure
MREA asked members last week to contact their legislators and ask them to support a…
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March 10, 2013
All Day K #1 Priority
By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist When the chairs of the Senate and House K-12 committees…
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March 9, 2013
Two Bills Aimed to Help Districts at the Bottom of the Funding Gap
By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist In the Senate it’s called EAR (Education Advancement Revenue SF…
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March 9, 2013
Staff Development Changes Coming in FY'14
Changes regarding staff development are coming in fiscal year 2014.The requirement for a distribution of…
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March 8, 2013
Military Child Poetry Contest
Senator Franken announces 2nd Annual ‘My Experience as a Military Child’ poetry contest for K-12…
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March 7, 2013
Teacher Health Insurance Bill Heads in Different Directions
By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist For 10 years, Education Minnesota has worked to create its…
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