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Families, educators, and students themselves need a voice in conversations about education practices and policymaking. Through the EdAllies blog, we elevate diverse perspectives to foster a candid dialogue about what students need and how schools can support them. We also regularly report back on our policy work, keeping our partners in-the-know on key issues.

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Centering the School Integration Conversation on What Matters Most

As kids around the state start their summer break, I’m anxiously tracking a court case that could have a huge […]

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teacher licensure

Final Countdown: Update on Minnesota’s Teacher Licensure Overhaul

What Education Proposals Landed on the Governor’s Cutting Room Floor (and Why)

edallies

The Education Conference Report is Out: Here’s What You Need to Know

Conference Committee is Under Way: Where do Key Education Issues Stand?

broadband-infrastructure

What Broadband Infrastructure’s Got to Do with Educational Equity

What’s the Legislature up to on Education? Your Mid-Session Recap

summative-ratings

Why We’re Standing with Parents in Calling for Summative School Ratings

EdAllies at the Capitol: Our 2018 Priorities

college

Getting Ready for College? Here are a Few Things to Expect

school-integration

Is School Integration About Helping Kids of Color Learn or Propping Up Whiteness?

Howard-Fuller

Dr. Howard Fuller Cuts Through the Noise on Parent Choice

teacher-diversity

Why I Want Teachers of Color for Minnesota Kids & What I’m Doing About It

6 Tips to Help You Advocate for Your Child’s Education

Caucus to Get Education Equity in Your Party’s Platform

cruz-guzman

The Court’s Role in Education: Why the Cruz-Guzman Lawsuit is a Big Deal

accountability

USDOE: MN’s ESSA Plan Needs Work on School Quality & Equity

teacher-prep

True Life: Teacher Prep Didn’t Prepare Me to Teach

school discipline

Urge Trump Administration to Close Discipline Disparities

bullying

Bullying is Complex. How We Talk About it Needs to be, Too.

school-segregation

Concerns Over Charters and School Segregation are Misplaced

teacher licensure

An Open Letter to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board

parent choice

6 Reasons Why the “Parents Just Need to be More Involved” Argument Needs to Go

test-scores

But Can They Read? Why We Should Care About Student Test Scores

Engaging Youth and Using Alternatives to End School Pushout

act

Minnesota, It’s Time to Break Up With the ACT

essa

Minnesota’s ESSA Plan: What Changed, What Didn’t, and What Still Can

daca

Standing with Dreamers

school choice

Stop Lying! Telling the Truth About School Choice

What’s in a Name? Five Ways to Affirm Students’ Identities

Minnesota Students, Educators, and Advocates Reflect on Charlottesville

Act Now: Call for Stronger Accountability and Transparency Under ESSA

mca

Minnesota MCA Results Were Flat (Again). Where Do We Go From Here?

essa

Your Voice Needed: ESSA Plan Open to Public Comment

Meet the First Class of EdVoices

essa

A Call for Transparency in MN’s ESSA Plan

ICYMI: 6 Education Policy Changes to Watch

teacher prep

Progress (Finally) for Teacher Prep in Minnesota

teacher licensure

An Unprecedented End of Session: What We Know (and What We Don’t)

Take 2: A Guide to Proposed Teacher Licensure Changes

teacher licensure

A Guide to Proposed Teacher Licensure Changes

teacher licensure

So, What Would the Proposed Teacher Licensure Overhaul Actually Do?

education-funding-veto

Gov. Dayton Vetoed the Education Funding Bill. Now What?

opportunity scholarships

Why We Support Expanding School Choice—If Done Right

edallies

Capitol Update: What’s Happening with Teacher Licensure, Early Learning, & More