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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