April 1, 2023
MREA Seeks Proposals for Summit Breakout Sessions
Call for Proposals Submissions due April 30 MREA has opened its call for breakout and…
Read More
March 26, 2023
Joint Budget Targets Released, $2.2B for K-12
Joint Budget Targets Released, $2.2B for K-12 In a historic move, the DFL majority leaders…
Read More
March 23, 2023
Financial Impact of Mandates, Survey Results
Financial Impact of Mandates Many thanks to the 150 district officials who responded to a…
Read More
March 19, 2023
Second Deadline Week, Failed Bonding Bill
Second Deadline Week, Failed Bonding Bill The legislature is now facing its second deadline week.…
Read More
March 17, 2023
MREA Compares Compensatory Revenue Pre and Post COVID Pandemic
MREA Compares Compensatory Revenue Pre and Post COVID Pandemic Compensatory Revenue has been a hot…
Read More
March 12, 2023
Omnibus Education Policy Bills Introduced in Tenth Week of Session
Omnibus Education Policy Bills Introduced The first bill deadline has now come and gone, and…
Read More
March 3, 2023
February Forecast, First Bill Deadline Friday
February Forecast, First Bill Deadline Friday The February budget forecast was released last week, and…
Read More
December 28, 2022
Minnesota Legislature 101
Minnesota Legislature 101 The 2023 legislative session has arrived, and MREA’s strongest asset is our…
Read More
November 11, 2022
Election Results: Didn’t See that Coming
Election Results: Didn’t See that Coming In 2018 1.393 million people voted for Tim Walz.…
Read More
October 16, 2022
Basic Formula Allowance or Special Education Cross Subsidy?
Basic Formula Allowance or Special Education Cross Subsidy? In the 2022 legislative session, many of…
Read More
September 30, 2022
What Does a 1% Increase on the Basic Formula Allowance Mean to Districts?
In past legislative sessions, MREA has noticed many rural legislators are hesitant to put money…
Read More
September 18, 2022
Basic Formula Allowance Impacts Four Main Revenue Streams : Sparsity Revenue
In past legislative sessions, MREA has noticed many rural legislators are hesitant to put money…
Read More