January 13, 2013
SESSION BEGINS: Week 1 Down; 18 To Go
The first week of the 2013 session has come and gone and as promised, it…
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January 11, 2013
Sen. Franken Convenes Meetings School Safety and BWCA Land Swap
Senator Al Franken held meetings on school safety and the BWCA land swap issue this…
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January 11, 2013
Minnesota 8th Graders Lead Pack in New Study
Minnesota’s 8th graders were in the lead pack of nations and states in the 2011 Trends…
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January 10, 2013
StudentsFirst Gives Minnesota a "D"
StudentsFirst, a national ‘education reform’ organization founded by Michelle Rhee, formerly Superintendent of Washington DC…
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January 7, 2013
Who’s Behind the Minnesota Education Bill
Minnesota’s 88th legislature will be sworn in Tuesday at noon in what is traditionally ceremonial…
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January 7, 2013
Legislative Session Kicks Off: Players to Know
Politics is driven by personality as much as policy, if not more. This session a new…
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January 6, 2013
NEW REPORT: Is rural Minnesota losing policy-making clout?
A new report from the Center for Rural Policy and Development argues that rural Minnesota…
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December 29, 2012
Rural Referenda Results
From the MSBA Boardcaster 12-28-2012: Referenda roundup: Hancock, Hills-Beaver Creek pass; three other districts come…
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December 15, 2012
Final Assessment & Accountability Report Released
The Assessment and Accountability Work Group, formed by the Minnesota Department of Education, released its…
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December 14, 2012
Our Hearts Stopped for Connecticut
Our hearts stopped on Friday with the senseless killing of innocent children in Connecticut. We immediately…
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December 11, 2012
Gifted and Talented Annual Conference
The Minnesota Educators of Gifted and Talented will hold its annual conference, "Integrating Differentiation Across…
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December 11, 2012
Fiscal Cliff Toolkit Released
AASA released a new report entitled Federal Public Education Revenues and the Sequester. In conjunction…
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