Teacher Shortages

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June 1, 2018

Apply for Minnesota Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment

The Office of Higher Education (OHE) recently opened the 2018 online applications for teachers to…

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March 11, 2018

TRA Proposal Gains 100% Support

Stabilizing TRA moved one step closer to passage when all education organizations representing school districts,…

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July 23, 2017

Supporting Future Educators Act Introduced

Senator Al Franken introduced last week the Supporting Future Educators Act to address teacher shortages,…

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July 9, 2017

Greater Minnesota Applicants Needed for New Teacher Board

Only 25 of the 83 individuals (30 percent) to apply for Minnesota's new Professional Educator…

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June 11, 2017

Serve on New State Teacher Licensing & Standards Board

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will appoint 11 members to the new Professional Educator Licensing and Standards…

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May 25, 2017

Special Session Goes Extra Innings

The Minnesota Legislature adjourned late Wednesday with plans to return Thursday at noon to complete…

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May 13, 2017

Better TRA Fix Expected to Emerge This Week

Solving TRA is proving to be elusive as well. The Senate is advancing a pensions…

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April 29, 2017

Lawmakers Review Major Teacher Licensure Reform

The Minnesota Legislature is poised to send the Governor a major piece of education policy…

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March 17, 2017

House Approves New LIFO Legislation

The House of Representatives last week approved new Last In-First Out (LIFO) legislation that would require school…

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February 25, 2017

Fixing the TRA Squeeze on Minnesota Teachers

TRA, Minnesota’s Defined Benefit (DB) retirement program for teachers, is squeezed by an average two-year…

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February 5, 2017

New Report; Same Teacher Shortage

The 2017 Supply and Demand report released by the Minnesota Department of Education highlights the continued trend…

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February 5, 2017

MREA Outlines Key Ways to Address Teacher Shortages

Minnesota currently faces a teacher crisis with more teachers retiring and leaving the profession and…

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