September 11, 2016
State Decisions Put Concurrent Enrollment At Risk
Concurrent enrollment programs across Minnesota are at grave risk due to three recent decisions made…
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September 11, 2016
Educator of Excellence Ignites Learning Outdoors
Rain and straw bale gardens. A school vineyard. A DNR-approved school forest. Those are just…
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September 9, 2016
1,000 Teachers One Step Closer to Loan Forgiveness
The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) expects to provide about 1,000 teachers a check…
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September 1, 2016
MREA Announces 2016 Educators of Excellence
MREA announced today the 2016 Educators of Excellence for Greater Minnesota. MREA will recognize the 2016…
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August 21, 2016
Report Encourages Rural Education to Capitalize on Assets
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) recently released a report on the…
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August 21, 2016
Missed Opportunities: No Special Session
After several rounds of negotiations this summer, Minnesota legislative leaders and Governor Mark Dayton failed…
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August 9, 2016
Voluntary Pre-K Funding Supports MREA Members
Forty-two MREA member districts will receive funding for the new Voluntary Pre-K starting this fall.…
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August 7, 2016
Minnesota Rural Schools Improve Science Performance
A regional analysis of the 2016 MCA test results in math, reading and science, released…
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August 4, 2016
Four MDE Grant Deadlines Approaching
The 2017 Legislature established a number of grant programs with one-time funding and the deadlines…
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July 23, 2016
Phoenix Rising? Talks of August Special Session Emerge
When legislative leaders left St. Paul before the Fourth of July, it looked like the…
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July 22, 2016
184 Districts Apply for New Voluntary Pre-K Program
The Minnesota Department of Education released a report that 184 school districts and charter schools have…
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July 22, 2016
MDE Announces Grants for Support Staff, Community Schools
MDE announced two competitive grant opportunities with late August deadlines for application. Districts with needs…
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