March 28, 2017
Governor Calls for Investment in Voluntary Pre-K
MREA supports Governor Mark Dayton's call on Tuesday for a $175 million investment to offer…
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March 28, 2017
Senate Announces Education Budget Proposal
The Minnesota Senate released on Monday it's education budget proposal for the next two years. The Senate…
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March 26, 2017
State Education Budget Battle Begins
The GOP legislative majorities are moving quickly to fill in the details of the budget…
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March 19, 2017
Building an Early Learning System
After securing all day, every day kindergarten funding in his first term, Minnesota Gov. Mark…
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March 18, 2017
New Funding Targets Announced Friday
Both Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and the Senate announced on Friday new funding targets for…
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March 16, 2017
Senate Proposes 2% Increase on Basic Ed Formula
Senate leaders this past week recommended a 2 percent increase on the basic education funding…
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March 12, 2017
Omnibus Education Policy Bills Pass Committees
The House and Senate Policy committees passed last week education omnibus policy bills after receiving…
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March 4, 2017
The Reality Behind the $1.65 Billion State Budget Surplus
Minnesota received good news last week about its finances as the February Forecast showed a…
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February 25, 2017
E-12 Budget Target: Why It Matters
Later this week the state will release an update to last December’s budget forecast. The…
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January 20, 2017
Committee Reviews Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program
The House Education Finance Committee members on Tuesday reviewed the implementation of the voluntary pre-kindergarten…
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January 13, 2017
E-12 Committee Members Connect, Share Priorities
It was mostly a “welcome back to school” week for House and Senate E-12 Committee…
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January 8, 2017
Governor Includes Ag2School in 2017 Plans
The first week of the 2017 Legislative Session saw Gov. Mark Dayton offer details on…
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