January 2016 Archives

Early Learning

January 24, 2016

MDE Releases Results of Early Learning Survey

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) released late last week the results of its early…

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Broadband Access Facility Fallout

January 24, 2016

DFL Calls for Broadband Funding and Ag2School Credits

The House DFL leadership last week announced a plan to fund Greater Minnesota, including two…

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Facility Fallout

January 23, 2016

MREA to Speak on Ag2School in Maple River

MREA Executive Director Fred Nolan will speak to farmers and other community members of Maple…

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Student Opportunity Gaps

January 20, 2016

National Essay Contest Now Open for Rural Students

The National Rural Education Association (NREA) Foundation announces its annual Essay Contest for students in…

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Student Opportunity Gaps

January 19, 2016

Farmers Can Nominate Schools for STEM Grants

Farmers have until April 1 to nominate local school districts for grants to fund math…

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Other Rural News

January 10, 2016

New and Incumbent Directors Elected to MREA Board

MREA’s membership elected two new and re-elected four incumbent directors to the MREA Board of…

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Other Rural News

January 10, 2016

MREA Board Names Kovash President

The MREA Board of Directors named Jeremy Kovash board president. Kovash started his career…

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Student Opportunity Gaps

January 8, 2016

Visit MREA at MSBA Convention

MREA members attending the Minnesota School Board Association’s (MSBA) 2016 Leadership Conference this week in Minneapolis…

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Achievement & Assessment American Indian

January 8, 2016

Proposed Achievement and Integration Rules Drew Two Days of Intense Testimony

Minnesota's revision of the Integration Rules drew a full house at the Minnesota Department…

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Achievement & Assessment

January 7, 2016

Next Steps Following Passage of ESSA

In several settings Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius has said she will be calling…

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Other Rural News

January 4, 2016

The Reason We Decided to Change Locations

S eparated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large…

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Other Rural News

January 1, 2016

A New Beginning Awaits

Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control over the situation. Even the all-powerful Pointing has no…

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