January 2020 Archives

Other Rural News

January 31, 2020

Five Directors Join MREA Board

MREA’s membership elected four new and re-elected two incumbent directors to the 2020 MREA Board…

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Page Amendment Student Opportunity Gaps 一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

January 18, 2020

Constitutional Amendment on Education Proposed

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page…

Dawn Zimmerman

MREA Summit in Nov

MREA's Greater Education Summit, the only conference exclusively focused on serving Greater Minnesota education. Nov 16-18, 2025. https://mreasummit.org/

MREA History Pivotal Moments 一 Featured

January 17, 2020

Creating a Unified Voice for Rural Schools

What if rural schools had a unified voice at the State Capitol? That single question…

Dawn Zimmerman

Achievement & Assessment 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

January 16, 2020

Application Process for Small, Rural School Achievement Program Streamlined

The U.S. Department of Education will unveil a much simpler application process for the Small,…

Dawn Zimmerman

Broadband Access

January 15, 2020

FCC Publishes Order on E-Rate Funds

The FCC released its long-awaited order on the E-Rate category 2 formula. The Commission agreed…

Dawn Zimmerman

Federal Other Rural News

January 15, 2020

3 Bills Seeking to Address Youth Vaping Nationally

President Trump last year signed legislation that raised the age of purchasing tobacco from 18…

Dawn Zimmerman

Other Rural News 一 Featured

January 13, 2020

MREA Appoints Bagstad as Board President

MREA appointed Lance Bagstad as president of the Board of Directors. The superintendent of Park…

Dawn Zimmerman

MREA History

January 9, 2020

MREA’s First Presidents

MREA has a rich history of being led by a series of strong, passionate education…

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Federal Other Rural News

January 3, 2020

Comment on Proposed Lead and Copper Pipe Rules

Comments on the proposed the Environmental Protection Agency rules for lead and copper pipes need to…

Dawn Zimmerman

Early Learning Federal Funding Student Needs 一 Featured 一 HP Early Learning 一 HP Funding Student Needs

January 3, 2020

Congress Approves $1.4 Billion Education Funding Increase

The U.S. House and Senate at the end of the session in December passed federal…

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Federal Other Rural News

January 2, 2020

Federal Updates on Mental Health, Online Privacy for Children

AASA, which MREA is a member of, has been advocating on a series of issues…

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