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 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
New FAIR Proposal Provides Funding with Incentive
MREA early this legislative session informally shared with legislators the concept of a Basic Educational…
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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 3, 2017
5 Education Bills of Interest Presented This Week
The House and Senate education committees reviewed a variety of bills impacting Greater Minnesota schools…
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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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February 24, 2017
Look Inside a Flurry of Education Bills This Week
The House and Senate E-12 Committees heard a flurry of bills this past week including the…
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February 20, 2017
Progress on Key Rural Kids Count Strategies
Efforts are underway to move forward key strategies outlined in the Rural Kids Count Report released by…
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February 17, 2017
Safe Forest Among Federal Actions Affecting Rural Schools
Recent actions on ESSA, funding, and E-Rate in Washington DC affect Greater Minnesota schools and students.…
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February 10, 2017
Scholarships and Tax Credits Move Forward
Scholarships and tax credit bills for private schools were once again the topic of a…
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January 28, 2017
Governor Dayton Shares E-12 Plan
In his state of the state address on Tuesday, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton reminded the public…
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January 22, 2017
MREA Calls for Basic Education Guarantee
Upon the request of legislators from both parties, MREA conducted an analysis of school funding…
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