January 13, 2017
E-12 Committee Members Connect, Share Priorities
It was mostly a “welcome back to school” week for House and Senate E-12 Committee…
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January 8, 2017
Governor Includes Ag2School in 2017 Plans
The first week of the 2017 Legislative Session saw Gov. Mark Dayton offer details on…
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January 8, 2017
Legislature Sets Priorities, Leadership for 2017
Since the GOP has taken control of the Senate and furthered its majority in the…
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January 5, 2017
Governor Puts Forward Ag2School
Only days into the 2017 legislative session, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Thursday presented a…
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December 21, 2016
Minnesota Receives Extension on Concurrent Enrollment
Minnesota State just received from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) a five-year extension for concurrent…
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December 18, 2016
MDE to Prepare ESSA Plan for September 2017
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) released last month the final regulations on accountability, state plans…
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December 17, 2016
What the Special Session Stalemate Really Means
After seven months of wrangling back on forth on whether or not to call a…
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December 4, 2016
What the State Budget Forecast Means for Schools
Minnesota is expected to complete its current fiscal biennium in June with $678 million left on…
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November 22, 2016
House and Senate GOP Leaders Announced
The House and Senate GOP leadership announced today the committee structures and chairs for the new…
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November 20, 2016
Stumpf Receives MREA’s Distinguished Service Award
MREA exists to advocate for Greater Minnesota schools and creating bright futures for students across…
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November 19, 2016
Annual Conference Speakers Inspire, Engage
Inspired. Energized. Connected. Those were just some of the words attendees used last week as…
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November 18, 2016
TRA Board Approves Legislative Proposal Despite Concerns
Update provided by Susan Barbieri, TRA Communications Officer The TRA Board of Trustees on Nov. 16…
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