March 13, 2020
COVID Response: Key Steps to Take for Schools
Every leader in the state and nation are actively seeking to respond to the COVID-19…
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March 13, 2020
Schools to Remain Open For Now, Actively Plan for COVID
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is recommending the state's public PreK-12 schools remain open…
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March 6, 2020
Minnesota Schools Receive Guidance on Handling Coronavirus
Just hours before the Minnesota Department of Health (MDE) confirmed the first coronavirus COVID-19 case…
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March 6, 2020
Lawmakers Focus Day on Achievement Gap
Education Committees in both the House and Senate focused on Minnesota achievement gaps on Friday…
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February 28, 2020
Legislature: Battle Lines Drawn
The 2020 legislative session is running on all cylinders with full committee agendas and legislative…
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February 23, 2020
New State Science Requirements Proposed
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) proposes changes to Earth Science Course Graduation Requirement and…
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February 20, 2020
Closing the Funding Gap for Students
When MREA first formed in 1985, there was a significant gap in funding between what…
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February 14, 2020
Legislature Picks Up Pace, Sets Policy Agenda Early
The pace of the 2020 Legislative Session is already picking up, especially in the House…
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February 9, 2020
What to Expect as 2020 Legislative Session Begins
As the Minnesota Legislature prepares to convene for the 2020 Session on Tuesday, a key…
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January 18, 2020
Constitutional Amendment on Education Proposed
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari and former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page…
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January 17, 2020
Creating a Unified Voice for Rural Schools
What if rural schools had a unified voice at the State Capitol? That single question…
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January 13, 2020
MREA Appoints Bagstad as Board President
MREA appointed Lance Bagstad as president of the Board of Directors. The superintendent of Park…
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