May 28, 2015
Ed Organizations Agree to Special Session Priorities
MREA and five other Minnesota education organizations met last week and all agreed to four talking…
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May 25, 2015
3 Keys as Talks Start on Vetoed Education Bill
Governor Mark Dayton and Speaker Kurt Daudt will meet Tuesday to discuss next steps given…
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May 21, 2015
Governor Officially Vetoes Education Bill
Governor Dayton today officially vetoed the E-12 education bill HF844. He was presented with all the…
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May 21, 2015
June 3 New Deadline to Submit Conference Proposal
MREA has extended to Wednesday, June 3 the deadline for submitting breakout session presentation proposals for its 2015 Annual Conference,…
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May 19, 2015
Compare the Education Bill and Governor's Proposals
After Governor Dayton said Tuesday in a press conference he would veto the E-12 bill, MREA updated its side-by-side…
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May 17, 2015
Final Day of Session: The Next Moves
Tonight at midnight, the 2015 session must end according to the state’s constitution. Legislative leaders have negotiated…
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May 17, 2015
Education Deal Reached with $400 Million Target
The Education Conference Committee convened early Sunday morning. The E-12 bill (HF 844) approved by the committee members…
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May 11, 2015
Editorial Urges Substantive Investment in AMI Students
Pointing out that Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton’s proposed $20M investment in Minnesota's students who are American Indian would…
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May 9, 2015
Top Issues for Education Conference Committee
The Education Conference Committee met three times last week reviewing the details of the House and…
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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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