March 29, 2015
Setting the Education Budget Target
With the second bill deadline behind them, Minnesota legislators left St. Paul on Friday for…
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March 27, 2015
Student Loan Forgiveness for Rural Teachers
A silent teacher crisis is at work in schools across Minnesota with rising teacher shortages…
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March 22, 2015
Omnibus Education Policy Bills Advance
The Senate E12 Committee dug the Senate’s omnibus education bill, SF1495, last week. Along with several other…
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March 18, 2015
House Reauthorization Stalls in Washington
The National Rural Education Advocacy Coalition (NREAC) in Washington reports that the House reauthorization has stalled. H.R.…
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March 15, 2015
Budget Plans Begin to Hatch
As the policy deadlines loom the discussion about respective budget plans is starting to emerge.…
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March 15, 2015
Education Policy Shaping Up As Deadlines Loom
March madness is in full swing at the state Capitol. This Monday marks the beginning…
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March 15, 2015
Out-of-State Teacher Licensure Reform
A long predicted shortage of K-12 teachers has arrived and MREA has been working to raise…
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March 13, 2015
Teacher Layoffs Debate Hits Senate
The Senate Education Committee heard two days of testimony this week on bills to streamline…
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March 8, 2015
MREA Testifies on Loan Forgiveness Program
MREA testified this week in support of establishing a loan forgiveness program for newly licensed teachers…
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March 6, 2015
Many Education Bills in the Air
MREA has been especially busy this year advocating on behalf of Greater Minnesota schools. There…
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March 2, 2015
Bill to Improve IEP Process for Special Education
Key legislation has been presented to repeal a law that requires the Minnesota Department of…
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February 28, 2015
March Madness Ignites with $1.9 Billion Surplus
Minnesotans received positive news about their state budget on Friday from the February budget forecast.…
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