February 2017 Archives

Quality Teachers Teacher Shortages 一 HP Quality Teachers

February 25, 2017

Fixing the TRA Squeeze on Minnesota Teachers

TRA, Minnesota’s Defined Benefit (DB) retirement program for teachers, is squeezed by an average two-year…

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Broadband Access Early Learning Funding Student Needs Quality Teachers 一 HP Funding Student Needs

February 25, 2017

E-12 Budget Target: Why It Matters

Later this week the state will release an update to last December’s budget forecast. The…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access Funding Student Needs Other Rural News 一 HP Funding Student Needs

February 24, 2017

Look Inside a Flurry of Education Bills This Week

The House and Senate E-12 Committees heard a flurry of bills this past week including the…

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Achievement & Assessment American Indian Student Opportunity Gaps 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

February 24, 2017

New Leadership for American Indian Education in Minnesota

MREA and its American Indian (AMI) Advisory Committee welcome Dr. Jane Harstad as the new…

Dawn Zimmerman

Quality Teachers 一 Awards 一 HP Quality Teachers

February 20, 2017

Nominate an Educator of Excellence in Greater Minnesota

From creating a DNA-approved school forest to using technology to improve third grade test scores, MREA…

Dawn Zimmerman

Funding Student Needs 一 Featured 一 HP Funding Student Needs

February 20, 2017

Progress on Key Rural Kids Count Strategies

Efforts are underway to move forward key strategies outlined in the Rural Kids Count Report released by…

Dawn Zimmerman

Career and College Readiness

February 19, 2017

Concurrent Enrollment Bills Presented in Senate

The Senate E-12 Policy Committee on Tuesday heard a pair of bills related to dual enrollment options.…

Dawn Zimmerman

Funding Student Needs Student Opportunity Gaps 一 HP Funding Student Needs

February 17, 2017

Safe Forest Among Federal Actions Affecting Rural Schools

Recent actions on ESSA, funding, and E-Rate in Washington DC affect Greater Minnesota schools and students.…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access

February 17, 2017

Register for Broadband Day on the Hill

MREA has adopted expanding rural broadband as part of its policy platform for the second consecutive year and…

Dawn Zimmerman

Other Rural News

February 17, 2017

Cultural Competence Strategy Presented

A House bill proposes amending education statutes to require teachers, classroom instructions, individualized education programs,…

Dawn Zimmerman

Other Rural News 一 Featured

February 14, 2017

MDE Seeks Summer Hosts for Nutrition Program

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is looking for organizations to host and sponsor the…

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Other Rural News

February 12, 2017

MREA Board Welcomes New Directors

MREA’s membership elected one new and re-elected two incumbent directors to the 2017 MREA Board…

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