April 26, 2015
House Education Bill Passes 69-61
The House convened in session on Saturday to take up its omnibus education bill, HF 844.…
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April 26, 2015
Success for SPED Program in Final Hours
Well into the late hours of Thursday evening, the Senate Finance Committee reviewed the omnibus…
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April 25, 2015
Commissioner Talks Issues with MREA Board
Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius talked about issues that affect Greater Minnesota schools with the…
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April 19, 2015
E-12 Plans Advance In House, Senate
The House and Senate Education finance committees last week unveiled their omnibus bills and passed them…
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April 12, 2015
E-12 Funding Bills To Emerge
Just as children are anxious the night before Christmas, so too are education lobbyists who…
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April 12, 2015
School Districts Share Impact of 1&1 Funding
Responding to an MREA survey, 124 school superintendents across Greater Minnesota reported the impact of…
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April 3, 2015
What Will 1&1 Mean for Your Students?
MREA prefers mix of formula, targeted funding for facilities and School Districts without QComp to…
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April 3, 2015
Legislature Returns to Take on Budget
The Minnesota Legislature reconvenes at noon on Tuesday, April 7. Budget committees will continue reviewing…
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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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