September 8, 2019
48 Rural School Districts Go to the Voters this November
A total of 48 school districts in rural Minnesota will go to voters this November…
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August 25, 2019
School Funding Trends: 2020
Currently 93 percent of Minnesota’s 330 school districts receive less aid per pupil today than…
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August 16, 2019
Revenue Received Per Student Declining in Minnesota
Over the past 17 years, Minnesota school district general fund revenue per pupil trailed inflation…
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August 2, 2019
MREA Releases Three Maps on Student Demographics
MREA released three maps of student demographics from the just completed 2018-19 school year that…
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July 21, 2019
Rural Schools at Disadvantage for Operating Revenue, Despite Changes
Local Operating Revenue (LOR) and voter approved operating referendum revenue have become increasingly necessary and…
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July 19, 2019
Federal E-12 Issues Update: Child Nutrition, Teacher Prep, E-Rate
Child nutrition, teacher preparation, and E-Rate are among the key issues that federal lawmakers are…
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July 3, 2019
New Report Shows Wide Income Gap in Minnesota
Minnesota faces a large and pervasive household income gap between rural and metro areas that…
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June 25, 2019
Greater Minnesota Lags Metro by 51% in School District Wealth
Minnesota faces an increasing rural-metro disparity in local Referendum Market Value (property wealth1) per pupil…
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June 21, 2019
Map Shows Disparity in Operating Revenue Per Pupil in Minnesota
MREA released an interactive map today that reveals a growing statewide dependence of school districts…
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June 21, 2019
Key K-12 Issues at Play in Washington
E-Rate, forested counties funding, appropriations for 20-21, nutrition and higher education re-authorization are among the…
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June 6, 2019
Proposals Sought for Rural, Tribal School-Based Homeless Programs
A Request for Proposals (RFP) to implement a school-based host home program for students experiencing…
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May 25, 2019
Special Session Ends: What Got Approved for E-12 Education?
Minnesota legislators adjourned around 7 am Saturday after 21-hour Special Session that approved $543 million…
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