October 3, 2019
Merrick’s Creativity Engages Students in Science
Pat Merrick wants all students to get science and the impact it has on the…
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September 30, 2019
Four Rural Minnesota Schools Honored with National Blue Ribbon for Achievement
The U.S. Department of Education named ten Minnesota schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for…
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September 22, 2019
Strom Flips Classroom to Create Problem Solvers
Within minutes of Jessica Strom's high school math class starting, it is clear that it…
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September 21, 2019
MCA Results: Two Different Stories for Math & Reading
MREA released today a regional analysis of 2019 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) results in reading…
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September 21, 2019
New Minnesota School Finance Work Group Begins Work
Minnesota Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker on Saturday convened the new Minnesota School Finance Working…
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September 8, 2019
48 Rural School Districts Go to the Voters this November
A total of 48 school districts in rural Minnesota will go to voters this November…
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August 25, 2019
School Funding Trends: 2020
Currently 93 percent of Minnesota’s 330 school districts receive less aid per pupil today than…
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July 21, 2019
Rural Schools at Disadvantage for Operating Revenue, Despite Changes
Local Operating Revenue (LOR) and voter approved operating referendum revenue have become increasingly necessary and…
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July 3, 2019
New Maps Show Impact of Ag2School Tax Credit
Minnesota's large amount of agriculture and timber land has impacted the funding schools receive from…
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July 3, 2019
New Report Shows Wide Income Gap in Minnesota
Minnesota faces a large and pervasive household income gap between rural and metro areas that…
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June 25, 2019
Greater Minnesota Lags Metro by 51% in School District Wealth
Minnesota faces an increasing rural-metro disparity in local Referendum Market Value (property wealth1) per pupil…
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June 21, 2019
Map Shows Disparity in Operating Revenue Per Pupil in Minnesota
MREA released an interactive map today that reveals a growing statewide dependence of school districts…
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