mreaadmin 0 0 Other Rural News March 24, 2013 Legislature Takes Spring Break The legislature has cleared the second bill deadline and left town for Spring Break. The…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 Student Opportunity Gaps March 23, 2013 House K-12 Keeps Hopes Alive for Students at Bottom By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist Facing an important legislative deadline, the House heard the companion…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 AccountabilityAchievement & AssessmentQuality TeachersStudent Opportunity Gaps March 17, 2013 Major Education Policy Reforms Survive First Bill Deadline Last Thursday the House and Senate Education Policy committees put together omnibus education policy bills.…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 Student Opportunity Gaps March 17, 2013 School Facilities Financing Moves Forward The House Education Finance committee reviewed two bills last week that would assist schools in…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 Student Opportunity Gaps March 17, 2013 Governor’s Budget Adjustments and Legislative Budget Targets MREA reported last week that Governor Dayton was backing away from two major components of…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 Student Opportunity Gaps March 17, 2013 Special Education Funding Formula Reform A major recommendation of the Education Finance Working Group was Special Education Funding Reform. The working…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 Other Rural News March 16, 2013 Bill Deadlines: What to Expect The first bill deadline has come and gone at for the 2013 legislative session. The…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 Student Opportunity Gaps March 12, 2013 Special Education Increasingly the Focus By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist When the Legislative Auditor presented a report on the increasing…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 Student Opportunity Gaps March 11, 2013 Focus Shifts from Student Equity to Taxpayer Fairness By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist Education groups have lobbied for more revenue with mixed success…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 Student Opportunity Gaps March 10, 2013 Governor Changes Budget Course Last Friday Governor Dayton announced he would no longer push a plan to expand the…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 Student Opportunity Gaps March 10, 2013 EAR Gains Bi-Partisan Support Sen. Rod Skoe continued his efforts to get all school districts at least $300/pupil on…Read More
mreaadmin 0 0 Achievement & AssessmentStudent Opportunity Gaps March 10, 2013 E-12 Budget Target Pressure MREA asked members last week to contact their legislators and ask them to support a…Read More