EDUCATION MINNESOTA
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: DNR wants to keep school trust lands
Minnesotas natural resources commissioner does not want to give up his job of managing 2.5 million acres of land, mostly in northern Minnesota that support schools across the state. Commissioner To...
Posted on 3/7/12 at 12:00 AM
DRAGON NEWS The many meanings of diversity
It's more than minority cultures... Canadians used to top the list of immigrants obtaining legal residence in North Dakota-- now it's Somalians, followed by Kenyans. According to the 2010 Census, the ...
Posted on 3/9/11 at 3:16 PM
Tom Dooher, St. Paul, column: Anti-seniority bill helps budgets, not students 
It doesn’t make sense to claim that more budget cuts and teacher layoffs will help Minnesota schools lift up whole groups of students.
By Tom Dooher , February 24, 2012
Minnesota teachers union launches media campaign
The state teachers union, Education Minnesota, is launching a new media campaign to support the state's children and their schools.
By Associated Press , February 23, 2011
Minnesota Senate OKs school pay freeze, House OKs new path for teacher jobs
Republicans who control the Minnesota Legislature took on the state teachers union Thursday, passing bills to freeze school pay for two years and providing professional workers an easier path to becoming teachers.
By Don Davis , February 10, 2011
David Olson, president, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, column: Bill’s fate shows union’s hammerlock on DFL
The statewide teachers’ union spent a boatload of money on ads to prevent the best and brightest individuals from sharing their expertise with Minnesota kids. And it succeeded.
By David Olson , June 08, 2010
Tom Dooher, St. Paul, column: Achievement gap defies easy answers in schools
That’s why Education Minnesota has put forward a detailed, research-based plan to close the state’s achievement gap. ... Our plan includes smaller class sizes, concentrated social services in the school buildings, longer school days or school years, more recruitment of teachers of color and increased outreach to get parents more involved in the process.
By Tom Dooher , May 31, 2010
Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: ‘Teach for America,’ but not in Minnesota
The Legislature failed this session to capitalize on a chance to help change the lives of many low-income and minority students in Minnesota.
I think it’s a shame — and I think I know why it happened.
By Phil Krinkie , May 25, 2010
John Lang, Roseau, Minn., letter: Pawlenty still wrong on Race to the Top
It’s my understanding that a cosmetologist needs 400 hours of preparation to receive a license to practice in Minnesota. Are our kids really well served having a classroom teacher with half that preparation?
By John Lang , April 30, 2010
Pawlenty, teachers at odds over federal grant fund application
Minnesota lost out on the initial federal Race to the Top funding because the state has done too little to reform education, and the application lacked support from school-related organizations such as Education Minnesota, the teachers’ union.
By Don Davis , April 08, 2010
Lake of the Woods faces $15,000 penalty for late teacher contract
The Lake of the Woods School District still hasn’t finalized a teacher contract for this school year, causing penalties that could add up to $15,000.
January 25, 2010
Minnesota school districts miss teacher contract deadline
25 Minnesota school districts have missed the deadline to finalize teacher agreements and now face a penalty of $25 per student. Goodridge confirmed a settlement was reached Jan. 15.
By Associated Press , January 19, 2010
Nearly 60 Minnesota school district to vote on tax levys
Candidates running for city office and school board in Minnesota aren't they only ones stretching for Tuesday's finish line. School funding measures are also on the ballot.
By Associated Press , October 29, 2009
Obama speech to students draws conservative ire
President Barack Obama’s back-to-school address next week was supposed to be a feel-good story for an administration battered over its health care agenda. Now Republican critics are calling it an effort to foist a political agenda on children, creating yet another confrontation with the White House.
By Associated Press , September 03, 2009
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