Going Backwards on PreK-3 Suspensions & Expulsions
After years of advocacy to improve school discipline in Minnesota, this year is poised to bring meaningful improvements to the […]
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Why Do Prospective Teachers of Color Walk Away? Join the Community Action Team
While nearly 35% of students in Minnesota identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color, the teacher workforce across the […]
Read MoreMDE is Getting a New Commissioner. Who Should Gov. Walz Appoint?
Post-election, there has been a lot of talk about the new makeup of the Legislature, and what we can expect […]
Read MoreThe Pandemic Harmed Kids’ Learning: 3 Important Next Steps
Last week, the Minnesota Department of Education released the reading, math, and science results from the 2021 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments […]
Read MoreSearching for Strength Following Atlanta Shootings
On Tuesday, a gunman entered three different spas and killed eight people, six of whom were Asian women. Over the […]
Read MoreLet’s Break it Down: Five Reasons Why We’re Saying “NO” to This Year’s Licensure Bill
If you had told me a decade ago that I would be working this hard to make teacher licensure in […]
Read More2021 Legislative Session: Seven Issues We’re Working on for MN Kids
This legislative session, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Minnesota students, who have faced unprecedented disruption in their education. The […]
Read More14 Key Questions for Parents to Ask to Help Navigate this School Year
This year, back-to-school will look different than ever before. With each district making a unique learning plan, how do you […]
Read MoreA Call to Action on Racial Justice for Minnesota Students
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, conversations on racial justice have moved front and center. Given Minnesota’s startling opportunity […]
Read MoreReeling After the Murder of George Floyd
Our community is reeling after the murder of George Floyd. For me, a Black person, the brutality on display hits […]
Read MoreMN Education Policy in the Time of COVID-19
Just over a month ago, policymakers began the 2020 legislative session eager to advance a range of legislative priorities. Now, […]
Read MoreEdAllies’ 2020 Priorities at the Capitol
The 2020 legislative session starts today, and policymakers have already identified their top priorities for the year. At EdAllies, we’re […]
Read MoreMinnesota Leads the Charge in Counting All Kids
To help ensure all students get what they need to succeed, we need to measure how they are doing and […]
Read MoreThe 2019 Education Bill: What Made the Cut?
After going into overtime, the Minnesota Legislature wrapped up its work for the year proving, once again, that the only […]
Read More7 Education Debates to Watch as the Legislature Wraps Up
With two weeks left in Minnesota’s 2019 legislative session (assuming we don’t head into a special session), our divided Legislature […]
Read MoreKeep Great Teachers in the Classroom. Period.
With teachers being the most important in-school factor for student success, “Who should lead our classrooms?” is no small question. In answering […]
Read More2019 Legislative Session: What We’re Working on for MN Kids
The 2019 state legislative session kicked off last Tuesday, and policymakers have already laid out some of their top policy […]
Read MoreCan You Teach in MN? With Tiered Licensure, the Answer Should Now Be Clear
Minnesota’s teacher licensure system used to be broken, confusing, and especially unwelcoming to out-of-state educators. That is, until a new, […]
Read MoreWhat Education Proposals Landed on the Governor’s Cutting Room Floor (and Why)
As the 2018 legislative session was winding down, I reported out on key provisions that the Legislature had proposed to […]
Read MoreThe Education Conference Report is Out: Here’s What You Need to Know
For the past week, a legislative conference committee has been working to reconcile the differences between education bills that the […]
Read MoreConference Committee is Under Way: Where do Key Education Issues Stand?
We’re nearing the end of another lively legislative session. In the coming weeks, the state’s senators and representatives will work […]
Read MoreWhat’s the Legislature up to on Education? Your Mid-Session Recap
The 2018 state legislative session is well under way and education has again become a priority for our lawmakers. While […]
Read MoreCaucus to Get Education Equity in Your Party’s Platform
On Tuesday, Feb. 6, Minnesota caucus-goers can shape their political parties’ priorities—and spark change for the state’s students and schools. […]
Read MoreUrge Trump Administration to Close Discipline Disparities
Last Friday, the United States Commission on Civil Rights held a daylong hearing to investigate how school pushout disproportionately harms […]
Read MoreMinnesota, It’s Time to Break Up With the ACT
I realize what I’m about to say is unpopular. Minnesota prides itself on how many high schoolers take—and do well […]
Read MoreTake 2: A Guide to Proposed Teacher Licensure Changes
Last week, I wrote about HF140, a bipartisan proposal to make teacher licensure more transparent, clarify and, in many ways, […]
Read MoreA Guide to Proposed Teacher Licensure Changes
Last year, a groundbreaking report from the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Affairs confirmed what educators and their advocates had long […]
Read MoreCapitol Update: What’s Happening with Teacher Licensure, Early Learning, & More
Since the 2017 state legislative kicked off in January, EdAllies has been working to ensure that state legislators do what’s […]
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