April 14, 2013
MREA Responds to Senate Omnibus Bills
Note: These responses were crafted in response to the SF 453 and SF 978 delete…
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April 7, 2013
Take Action: Education Policy Reform Debates Begin
Thank you to all who followed through with contacts to your legislators about the assessment…
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April 5, 2013
Testing Overhaul for Students & Teachers
By Vernae Hasbargen, MREA Lobbyist After years of debating the merits of statewide tests continually…
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March 17, 2013
Major Education Policy Reforms Survive First Bill Deadline
Last Thursday the House and Senate Education Policy committees put together omnibus education policy bills.…
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March 9, 2013
Staff Development Changes Coming in FY'14
Changes regarding staff development are coming in fiscal year 2014.The requirement for a distribution of…
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February 16, 2013
In Committee: Assessments, Licensure Exams and Integration
There are any number of education policy issues that could consume a vast amount of…
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February 10, 2013
Education Policy Reforms Emerge at Capitol
Two education policy reforms are emerging at the State Capitol. A new bill was introduced…
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December 1, 2012
Teacher Evaluation Recommendations Expected Dec. 13
The Teacher Evaluation Task Force has created an extensive default model that reflects current statutes…
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November 17, 2012
Board of Teaching Act on MTLE
The Board of Teaching took actions on Nov. 9 to address the issues raised by…
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November 4, 2012
MDE Recommendations on Key Education Issues Expected by Year-End
November 7-January 5 will be a very active political season. The political ads will disappear,…
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September 4, 2012
Teacher Evaluation Task Force Asks About Connotations
The Teacher Evaluation Task Force dug in over the summer and conducted research on key…
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August 15, 2012
Teacher Evaluation: What's Happened, What's Needed
During the 2011 legislative special session, a statute requiring all teachers to be evaluated beginning…
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