February 2021 Archives

COVID-19 Funding Student Needs 一 Featured 一 HP Funding Student Needs

February 27, 2021

Minnesota Budget Forecast Improves with $1.6 Billion Projected Surplus

Minnesota's budget forecast and outlook have improved significantly since November with a larger surplus expected…

Dawn Zimmerman

COVID-19 Hybrid Learning Model Quality Teachers 一 Featured 一 HP Quality Teachers

February 26, 2021

Equity in Education Conversations in Senate

Continuing the conversation on equity in education, the Senate heard bills aimed at diversifying and supporting…

Dawn Zimmerman

Career and College Readiness Funding Student Needs Student Opportunity Gaps 一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

February 26, 2021

E-12 Lawmakers Review Details of Governor’s Plan, State Proposal

The House Education Policy and Finance committees spent the bulk of their time in the…

Dawn Zimmerman

COVID-19 Early Learning Hybrid Learning Model 一 Featured 一 HP Early Learning

February 20, 2021

Screen Time, Safe Schools Revenue Focus in Senate

Screen time, mental health and the wellbeing of students became the focus of Minnesota Senators…

Dawn Zimmerman

Career and College Readiness COVID-19 Facility Fallout Funding Student Needs Quality Teachers Teacher Development 一 Featured 一 HP Quality Teachers

February 19, 2021

A Look at 4 New Education Bills in the House

E-12 leaders in the Minnesota House introduced a series of bills in committee this past…

Dawn Zimmerman

COVID-19 Student Opportunity Gaps 一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

February 19, 2021

Governor’s Package on Summer Recovery, Enrollment Aid for Schools

Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) are hoping school leaders, community…

Dawn Zimmerman

COVID-19 Hybrid Learning Model 一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

February 17, 2021

Gov. Walz Announces Middle, High School Students May Return to Buildings

Gov. Tim Walz announced plans today to have middle and high school students return to…

Dawn Zimmerman

Funding Student Needs Quality Teachers 一 Featured 一 HP Quality Teachers

February 13, 2021

House Lawmakers Shift Conversation with New Bills

Since the start of the legislative session, the conversation in Minnesota House Education committees has…

Dawn Zimmerman

COVID-19 一 Featured

February 12, 2021

Legislative Proposal to Eliminate Governor’s Power to Close Schools

A bill to eliminate the governor's power to close schools is progressing in the Senate.…

Dawn Zimmerman

一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

February 11, 2021

Lawmakers Debate Social Studies Standards

The Senate Education Policy and Finance Committee dove into the contentious social studies standards on…

Dawn Zimmerman

Achievement & Assessment COVID-19 Hybrid Learning Model 一 Featured 一 HP Student Opportunity Gaps

February 10, 2021

K-12 Students Need to Take MCAs in Person

Minnesota students will need to take the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, commonly known as the MCAs,…

Dawn Zimmerman

Funding Student Needs 一 Featured 一 HP Funding Student Needs 一 Maps on Issues

February 9, 2021

Map Shows Impact of Proposed Change to School Operating Levies

MREA released a new map today showing the impact of proposed legislation on voter approved…

Dawn Zimmerman