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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February 28, 2015
Senate Debates Basic Funding Formula Increase
Two bills related to the general education funding formula and one related to compensatory revenue…
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February 18, 2015
House Discusses Tax Credits for Education
The House Education Policy Committee on Tuesday offered proposals to create and expand tax credits for…
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February 16, 2015
Teacher Shortages and State Exam Under Spotlight
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently released its 2015 Teacher Supply and Demand Report. …
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February 16, 2015
Reading Corp Bills Introduced
Legislators have brought forward legislation that would infuse additional funding into the Minnesota Reading Corps…
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