May 3, 2015
Education Conference Committee Appointed
Legislators were appointed last week to the committee that will negotiate many of the details…
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May 3, 2015
Districts Face Cuts With 1&1 Funding Proposal
From Canby and Caledonia to Fergus Falls and Breckenridge, MREA members are speaking out and…
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May 1, 2015
Get Economist's Perspective on Early Learning at Conference
Two economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis proposed over a decade ago that any economic…
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April 28, 2015
What's in House, Senate Education Bills?
The House passed its omnibus education bill on Saturday after heavy criticism about it falling…
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April 25, 2015
Commissioner Talks Issues with MREA Board
Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius talked about issues that affect Greater Minnesota schools with the…
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April 19, 2015
E-12 Plans Advance In House, Senate
The House and Senate Education finance committees last week unveiled their omnibus bills and passed them…
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April 16, 2015
MREA Announces Conference Keynote
The importance of early childhood education to the state and nation's futures has taken center stage…
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April 12, 2015
E-12 Funding Bills To Emerge
Just as children are anxious the night before Christmas, so too are education lobbyists who…
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April 12, 2015
School Districts Share Impact of 1&1 Funding
Responding to an MREA survey, 124 school superintendents across Greater Minnesota reported the impact of…
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April 11, 2015
Federal Every Child Achieves Act Introduced
Senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray last week introduced the Every Child Achieves Act, the Senate…
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April 3, 2015
What Will 1&1 Mean for Your Students?
MREA prefers mix of formula, targeted funding for facilities and School Districts without QComp to…
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April 3, 2015
Legislature Returns to Take on Budget
The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes at noon on Tuesday, April 7. Budget committees will continue reviewing…
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