April 12, 2015
New Limits Set on Referendum and Special Elections
A bill passed that would force districts to hold all spending referendums on Election Day. HF922,…
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April 12, 2015
MREA Comments on Proposed Integration Rule
MREA submitted written comments on the possible Amendment to Rules Governing School Desegregation/Integration. The 2013…
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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
Governor Focuses on Early Education in State of State
In just over 30 minutes on Thursday, Governor Mark Dayton outlined some of the facts…
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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 11, 2015
Federal Every Child Achieves Act Introduced
Senators Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray last week introduced the Every Child Achieves Act, the Senate…
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April 11, 2015
Disparity Aid Proposed for Low Property Wealth Districts
Legislators are reviewing a bill that allots disparity aid for school districts with low property wealth…
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April 10, 2015
$22 Million Proposed for Concurrent Enrollment
A bill presented last week in the House would provide $22 million over the next two…
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April 10, 2015
Senate Presents Bill on Indian Education
The Senate E-12 Finance Committee on Thursday heard and laid over SF2027 sponsored by Sen. Tom…
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April 8, 2015
Flexibility in ECFE Transfers Presented
Minnesota school districts could transfer money between their ECFE reserved account and their school readiness reserved…
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April 8, 2015
Center to Open for AMI Economic Development
MREA applauds the Minneapolis Federal Reserve for creating the Center for Indian Country Development. The…
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April 3, 2015
MREA Announces Annual Conference Focus
MREA announced today that its Annual Conference will focus on Great Beginnings: When Learning Starts…
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