May 12, 2018
Supplemental Budget Conference Committee Deliberates
The Supplemental Budget Conference Committee will address all areas of state expenditures, including education. See…
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May 6, 2018
Legislature: Where Issues Stand with Two Weeks To Go
With two weeks left in this legislative session, there’s a deep sense that lawmakers won’t…
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April 29, 2018
Minnesota’s Education Spending Plans, Policy Changes Advance
The Minnesota House and Senate last week advanced their supplemental spending proposals for E-12 education…
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April 27, 2018
MREA Opposes Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Efforts to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to permanently dedicate the sales…
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April 22, 2018
What’s at Stake for Schools this Legislative Session?
The final four weeks of the Minnesota legislative session could bring support for teacher pensions,…
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April 13, 2018
House Releases Education Budget Targets
The budget targets, released Thursday by House GOP leadership, provide $30 million in new funds…
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April 13, 2018
MREA Responds to Proposed Mandates for Schools
Six of the new unfunded mandates for Minnesota schools proposed in the House and Senate,…
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April 13, 2018
Special Education Equity Bill Heard in House
Minnesota House Ways and Means Chair Jim Knoblach, St. Cloud School Board Member Bruce Hentges and MREA…
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April 8, 2018
Lawmakers Return from Easter Break
The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes this week after a weeklong break for Easter holiday and faces…
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April 2, 2018
Two Proposals to Address Growing SPED Cross Subsidy
Both Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and House Ways and Means Chair Jim Knoblach have proposed…
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March 30, 2018
House GOP Outlines School Safety Measures
The House GOP held a press conference this past week to outline a plan to…
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March 23, 2018
Federal Budget Signed into Law, Shutdown Averted
After tweeting a veto threat, President Donald Trump Friday afternoon signed the $1.3 trillion spending…
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