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 15, 2015
New Report Shows Need for Preschool Options
The U.S. Department of Education recently released a report showing a growing need for high-quality…
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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
Governor Focuses on Early Education in State of State
In just over 30 minutes on Thursday, Governor Mark Dayton outlined some of the facts…
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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 10, 2015
Senate Presents Bill on Indian Education
The Senate E-12 Finance Committee on Thursday heard and laid over SF2027 sponsored by Sen. Tom…
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April 8, 2015
Flexibility in ECFE Transfers Presented
Minnesota school districts could transfer money between their ECFE reserved account and their school readiness reserved…
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April 3, 2015
MREA Announces Annual Conference Focus
MREA announced today that its Annual Conference will focus on Great Beginnings: When Learning Starts…
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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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April 2, 2015
ECFE Fund Transfers Permitted
Many rural school districts are running up balances in Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) budgets and…
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March 29, 2015
Setting the Education Budget Target
With the second bill deadline behind them, Minnesota legislators left St. Paul on Friday for…
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