March 26, 2021
Senate Floor Passes Four Bills on Education Policy
Four education-related bills were debated and passed by the full Senate this past week. They…
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March 26, 2021
School May Not Be Out for the Summer
Even though summer is around the corner, students across Minnesota may be using that time…
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March 19, 2021
Legislation Aims to Expand Civics and Economic Education
Legislation is advancing that would require the freshman class of 2022-23 to take a course…
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February 10, 2021
K-12 Students Need to Take MCAs in Person
Minnesota students will need to take the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, commonly known as the MCAs,…
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October 23, 2020
Work Group Identifies School Funding Recommendations
Minnesota's School Finance Work Group nearly completed a yearlong effort to evaluate the state's school…
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October 23, 2020
New State Guidance for Schools on COVID
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) provided additional guidance to E-12 public schools this week…
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March 20, 2020
Plans to Waive Standardized Testing for Year
Minnesota schools are expected to be able to bypass required standardized testing for the 2019-2020…
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March 6, 2020
Lawmakers Focus Day on Achievement Gap
Education Committees in both the House and Senate focused on Minnesota achievement gaps on Friday…
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February 28, 2020
Education Policy Proposals: Science, Discipline, Lunch & More
Minnesota Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker presented the details of the Governor’s 55 page policy…
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January 16, 2020
Application Process for Small, Rural School Achievement Program Streamlined
The U.S. Department of Education will unveil a much simpler application process for the Small,…
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December 13, 2019
Minnesota Rural Education Ranks Above National Median
Minnesota's rural education ranked above the national median in a new national report from the…
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December 12, 2019
Fed Reserve Releases Report on Minnesota Achievement Gaps
A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis provides new analytical tools that…
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