February 2016 Archives

Accountability Achievement & Assessment Balance Local Control Broadband Access Career and College Readiness Early Learning Facility Fallout Quality Teachers

February 26, 2016

Budget Forecast Retracts to $900 Million

The updated state budget forecast released today reveals a slight retraction in the $1.2 billion…

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Quality Teachers Teacher Shortages

February 24, 2016

Auditor Report Coming on Teacher Licensure Process

The Office of Legislative Auditor (OLA) on March 4 will release a report on the Board…

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Facility Fallout Student Opportunity Gaps

February 22, 2016

Report on Fairer State Share for Facilities Released

Minnesota has set a goal is to educate the 21st Century’s World’s Best Workforce. That…

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Quality Teachers

February 20, 2016

Minnesota BOT Changes Prompts Joint Hearing

The House Education Policy and Finance Committees met last week as a part of a joint…

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Achievement & Assessment

February 19, 2016

Are Schools Closing the Achievement Gap?

“Minnesota schools not closing the achievement gap" read the front page headline in the Star…

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Student Opportunity Gaps

February 9, 2016

NREA Opens Search for New Director

The National Rural Education Association has opened its search for a new Executive Director to coordinate,…

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Early Learning

February 7, 2016

Senate E-12 Committee Reviews Early Childhood Scholarships

The Senate E-12 committee last week reviewed an evaluation report from the Minnesota Department of Education…

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Broadband Access

February 6, 2016

Groups Call for Broadband Investment for Rural Areas

A recent meeting hosted by the Blandin Foundation revealed a pressing need to educate legislators…

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Other Rural News

February 5, 2016

Pension Commission Approves New Mortality Assumptions

The Pension Commission approved the new mortality assumptions—teachers on average are living two years longer. School…

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Quality Teachers

February 5, 2016

Greater Minnesota Teachers Nominated for Teacher of the Year

MREA congratulates the 29 Greater Minnesota teachers nominated for the 2016 Minnesota Teacher of the…

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Other Rural News

February 3, 2016

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