February 28, 2015
Senate Debates Basic Funding Formula Increase
Two bills related to the general education funding formula and one related to compensatory revenue…
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February 27, 2015
Universal All Day Preschool Stalls at Capitol
A bill that would give school districts the opportunity to offer all-day preschool to 4-year-olds…
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February 25, 2015
7 Keys to Improving American Indian Student Education
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) presented to legislators today 7 recommendations for improving educational…
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February 22, 2015
Legislators Debate Governor's Proposed Education Spending
By Joe Gould, Legislative Affairs Specialist Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton’s education budget was presented in bill…
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February 16, 2015
Bill Introduced to Continue Home Visit Program
House Education Finance Chair Jenifer Loon (R-Eden Prairie) last week introduced a bill to continue to…
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February 16, 2015
School Readiness Bill Brought to House Committee
The Minnesota House Education Finance Committee reviewed legislation last week that would increase school readiness aid…
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February 5, 2015
MREA Budget Webinar Recording Now Available
MREA hosted a virtual meeting today to review Governor Dayton's budget proposal released last week. MREA Director of…
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February 1, 2015
Four Key Areas to Address for Education Funding and Policy
The release of Governor Mark Dayton's budget plan calls for $373 million for E-12 education.…
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February 1, 2015
Governor's Plan Budget Battle Lines Being Drawn
By Sam Walseth, MREA Director of Legislative Affairs Governor Mark Dayton’s release of his 2016-17…
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January 31, 2015
Making Sense of Early Learning Spending
Three competing early learning proposals are emerging for this session. In the Senate... The Senate’s…
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January 28, 2015
Governor Releases Education Plan
Governor Dayton released his proposed budget for the FY 16-17 biennium that would invest $343…
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January 25, 2015
Governor Previews Budget Plans
By Sam Walseth, MREA Director of Legislative Action Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Friday gave…
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