March 2018 Archives

Achievement & Assessment Career and College Readiness Early Learning Facility Fallout Quality Teachers 一 Featured 一 HP Facility Fallout

March 30, 2018

Policy Committees Approve Series of New School Mandates

The omnibus bills, approved by the Minnesota Senate and House policy committees just before Easter…

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March 30, 2018

House GOP Outlines School Safety Measures

The House GOP held a press conference this past week to outline a plan to…

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Broadband Access

March 26, 2018

Join Advocates for Broadband Day on the Hill

The Minnesota Rural Broadband Coalition is hosting "Broadband Day on the Hill" April 12 to…

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Early Learning

March 24, 2018

First Bill Deadline Brings Flurry of Education Legislation

Every agenda was packed last week at the Capitol with the first bill deadline, members…

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March 24, 2018

State Bonding Proposed to Aid in School Safety

School safety remains the primary conversation in the Minnesota House and Senate education committees. The…

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Achievement & Assessment Student Opportunity Gaps 一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

March 24, 2018

Minnesota Proposes New 5-Star Rating System for Schools

Whether Minnesota rates every school with 1-5 stars or provides a multiple measures online dashboard for…

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March 23, 2018

Federal Budget Signed into Law, Shutdown Averted

After tweeting a veto threat, President Donald Trump Friday afternoon signed the $1.3 trillion spending…

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March 23, 2018

Long List of New Mandates Proposed for Minnesota Schools

Legislators constantly have issues brought to them to assess and address. In many cases, that…

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March 18, 2018

Changes Coming for College Entrance Exams

The Senate E-12 Finance Committee heard two presentations on Wednesday focused on changes to two…

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Other Rural News

March 18, 2018

School Bonds and Other Policy Bills Heard in Senate

The bulk of Thursday’s Senate E-12 Policy Committee hearing focused on a bill that would make…

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March 18, 2018

Extended Time Revenue for Skilled Worker Training

The Senate E-12 Policy Committee passed a bill last week that would extend time funding for…

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March 16, 2018

Governor’s Budget Gives Major Nod to E-12 Programs

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday released a supplemental budget plan that would leave his…

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