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Two resolutions address teacher shortages in Minnesota
At the 2014 MSBA Delegate Assembly, school board members strongly urged the Legislature to allow school boards more flexibility in hiring teachers where there are demonstrated teacher shortages....
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MSBA at the Capitol — House Education Policy Committee looks at teacher...
Rep. Jenifer Loon’s teacher licensure bill (HF2) sparked a lengthy discussion Thursday in the House Education Innovation Policy Committee. Loon originally introduced the bill to this committee on...
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MSBA at the Capitol — MSBA bill would establish teacher loan forgiveness program
The House Education Innovation Policy Committee heard 12 bills Tuesday ranging from concurrent enrollment to transportation to teaching programs to data on homeless students. MSBA’s proposal to...
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MSBA at the Capitol — Committee OKs Senate Omnibus Education Policy Bill,...
Compared to the House Education Innovation Policy Committee, the Senate Education Committee took longer, entertained more amendments and made more changes in the last hours of their omnibus education...
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MSBA at the Capitol — MSBA provision on addressing teacher shortages included...
The House passed its Omnibus Higher Education Bill (HF 845) Monday. The bill is authored by Rep. Bud Nornes, chair of the House Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee. MSBA is very pleased to...
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Higher Education Bill includes some E-12 education elements
As we mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, some of the dust has settled from the 2015 legislative (regular) session. With much unknown about the level of E-12 education funding, there are some knowns...
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MSBA’s Legislative Top 10 — No. 7: Help for teacher shortages & ag education
MSBA continues its Top 10 list of items we think will have the biggest impact on schools. Starting this week — and running Monday through Friday for the next couple of weeks — we’ll fill you in on our...
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MSBA’s Denise Dittrich to joint education committee: Board members want...
Denise Dittrich — MSBA’s Associate Director of Government Relations — reminded the Minnesota House Education Finance Committee, the Minnesota House Education Innovation Policy Committee and the...
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Listen: MSBA Conference Call — March 21, 2016
Did you miss the “Monday Morning Coffee with the Government Relations Team” conference call on March 21? Listen to the latest goings-on from the state Capitol from MSBA’s Denise Dittrich and Kimberley...
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Ending state teacher shortage among Senate DFL’s priorities; MSBA’s Teacher...
Minnesota Senate DFL leaders said ending the state’s teacher shortage crisis is one of its priorities for the 2016 legislative session during a press conference today in St. Paul. Sen. Chuck Wiger...
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Senate Education Committee OKs Teacher Shortage Act bill
MSBA’s Denise Dittrich and MASA’s Gary Amoroso testified in favor of Sen. Kevin Dahle’s (center) Teacher Shortage Act bill Tuesday, March 22, in St. Paul. During a press conference on Monday, Sen....
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Teacher shortage video features MSBA’s Denise Dittrich, Osseo Area’s Kate...
Source: Minnesota Senate Media Services YouTube channel Minnesota Senate Media Services released a Session Update video Tuesday, “Addressing the Shortage of Teachers.” Visit...
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Teacher Shortage Act bill moving quickly through the Legislature
HF 3132 passes in House Education Innovation Policy today; moves to House Education Finance Committee Wednesday MSBA’s Teacher Shortage Act was heard in the Minnesota House Education Innovation Policy...
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Session Snapshot: Omnibus education policy bills in the works
Session Snapshot Week 4: March 28-April 1 A GLANCE AT THE WEEK Today is the first bill deadline of the 2016 legislative session. All policy bills must have had a hearing in their body of origin by the...
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Session Daily: Multiple bills seek to address teacher shortages, diversity...
Source: Session Daily Increasing teacher recruitment and retention, especially for teachers of color, has been a priority for many lawmakers this session, as educators and advocates from across the...
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Video: Sen. Wiger addresses teacher shortage “crisis”
Source: Minnesota Senate Media Services YouTube channel Sen. Chuck Wiger, chair of the Senate Education Committee, addressed Minnesota’s teacher shortage “crisis” during an interview posted Monday...
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MSBA Session Snapshot: Week 5
Session Snapshot Week 5: April 4-8 A GLANCE AT THE WEEK General Education Formula Increase Sen. Hoffman introduces a bill for 1% added to General Education Formula Elections Action Alert – School...
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Listen: MSBA Conference Call — April 11, 2016
A recording of the April 11 edition of the “Monday Morning Coffee with the Government Relations Team” conference call is now available via the audio player below....
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WATCH: MSBA Executive Director asks members to advocate for funding, teacher...
In a video released May 10, MSBA Executive Director Kirk Schneidawind called on school board members and superintendents to advocate for their students on two important issues: the general education...
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Grow Your Own grants available for school districts via the Teacher Shortage Act
Source: Minnesota Department of Education The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) opened up applications Thursday for the Grow Your Own Grant Opportunity. The Grow Your Own Grant is part of the...
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