March 10, 2013
All Day K #1 Priority
By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist When the chairs of the Senate and House K-12 committees…
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March 9, 2013
Two Bills Aimed to Help Districts at the Bottom of the Funding Gap
By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist In the Senate it’s called EAR (Education Advancement Revenue SF…
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March 9, 2013
Staff Development Changes Coming in FY'14
Changes regarding staff development are coming in fiscal year 2014.The requirement for a distribution of…
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March 8, 2013
Military Child Poetry Contest
Senator Franken announces 2nd Annual ‘My Experience as a Military Child’ poetry contest for K-12…
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March 7, 2013
Teacher Health Insurance Bill Heads in Different Directions
By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist For 10 years, Education Minnesota has worked to create its…
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March 7, 2013
Forecast Changes the Playing Field
By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist The long awaited forecast of the money Minnesota will have…
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March 3, 2013
Four Bills on School Levy Reform Reach Senate Committee
The Senate Tax Committee last week took up several bills that would reform school levies.…
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March 2, 2013
Anti-Bullying Legislation Moves Forward
The proposed anti- bullying law entitled The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act (HF 826,…
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March 2, 2013
State Forecast Brings Good News for Schools
The new state economic forecast released on Thursday contains good news. For starters, the projected…
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March 1, 2013
MREA Seeks Administrative Assistant
MREA is seeking to hire an administrative assistant to join the team. Applicants should embrace the…
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March 1, 2013
Map Shows Adjusted Net Tax Capacity per ADM
MREA released a map today on the Adjusted Net Tax Capacity (ANTC) per ADM.This map…
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March 1, 2013
Sequester Among Issues in NREAC Legislative Agenda
The National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition (NREAC) released its 2013 Legislative Agenda, which addresses sequestration.…
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