April 2019 Archives

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April 30, 2019

Ness Receives MASA Polaris Leadership Award

MREA Board Member and Fergus Falls Schools Superintendent Jerry Ness has been named the 2019…

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April 28, 2019

House & Senate Propose Operating Referendum Tax Reductions

Both the Minnesota House and Senate include Operating Referendum Tax Rate reductions in their omnibus…

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April 28, 2019

Legislators Prepare for Conference Committee

After returning from their spring break, the Minnesota House and Senate began the arduous process…

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April 19, 2019

MREA Analysis: Can SPED Costs Be Predicted?

Both Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker have spoken of their…

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April 17, 2019

Research: Relationship Building Key to Student Success

Teachers have long built relationships with students. But the importance and depth of those relationships…

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April 14, 2019

Legislature Divided as Takes Easter Break

After a jam-packed week of moving several major omnibus spending bills through the committee process…

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April 13, 2019

Tale of Two Different E-12 Proposals: Share Impact with Lawmakers

The House and Senate are progressing very different Omnibus E-12 bills both in terms of…

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April 10, 2019

PELSB Releases Second Draft of Possible Changes

The Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) released a new a second draft of…

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April 10, 2019

MREA Advocates for Schools in Washington D.C.

Minnesota School Superintendents and MREA Board Members Matt Schultz and Tim Lutz joined MREA Executive…

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April 10, 2019

Senate, House Education Bills Differ Significantly

The Senate's Omnibus E-12 bill (SF 7 DE1) differs significantly from that of the House's…

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April 5, 2019

House Education Bill Passes Committee

The $900 million Omnibus Finance Bill (HF2400DE1) passed out of committee on Thursday with almost…

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April 5, 2019

New Bill on Paid Family Medical Leave Affects Education

Legislative changes to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are moving steadily through House Committees…

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