For Good…or Gridlock? Power Sharing Before the Session
The 2025 legislative session has yet to begin, and instead of not ending on time like usual, may not actually […]
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Cutting Through the Noise: What Mattered for Kids in the 2024 Legislative Session
The second year of a biennium often focuses on policy tweaks and a bonding bill as legislators have a shorter […]
Read More2024 Mid-Session Madness: Which Student-Centered Policies Will Advance?
Despite promises from lawmakers that this year would be much quieter than 2023’s legislative session, there’s been no shortage of […]
Read MoreMore Progression this Session: A Look at EdAllies’ 2024 Policy Priorities
It’s the start of the new year and that means all eyes are on the Capitol for what is sure […]
Read MoreA Wrap on the 2023 Session: Tenacious DFL
Last week, Minnesota lawmakers wrapped up what many are calling an historic legislative session. With a record-setting budget surplus and […]
Read MoreA Big Session Lies Ahead for Kids. What Are We Working On This Year?
With a new year comes a new session of the Minnesota Legislature! While things are just kicking off this week, […]
Read MoreA Wrap on the 2022 Session: Nothing Happened in the Room Where it Happens
If a legislative body of 201 members, hundreds of staffers, and countless advocates spends four months drafting and debating legislation […]
Read MoreIn the Homestretch of Session, What’s Up for Debate in Education? Kids Deserve a Deal
It’s the seventh-inning stretch at the Minnesota Legislature. And with a little over a month to go until the constitutionally-required […]
Read MoreBuckle Up! A Unique Session Ahead with High Stakes for Kids
The 2022 legislative session is about to begin, and it’s shaping up to be a unique year. For the first […]
Read MoreAttention Minnesota Teachers: New Literacy Training is Here
During the 2021 legislative session, Minnesota lawmakers dedicated $3 million to provide educators with rigorous training in the science of […]
Read MoreNext Up: Special Session! What We’re Watching on Education
The Minnesota legislature officially adjourned Monday afternoon, but with a lot of work unfinished. Once again, legislators will have to […]
Read MoreProposed Changes to MN Special Education Law Erode Protections for Students
In case you missed it, a last-minute bill was introduced in the House Education Finance Committee that would bring about […]
Read MoreTeachers Push Back on Licensure Changes
Minnesota students should never miss out on a great teacher because of arbitrary licensure barriers. Despite signs that tiered licensure […]
Read MoreFirst House Education Hearings Include Proposals on COVID-19 Recovery
This week, the legislative session started kicking into gear with hearings on two bills that will invest in COVID-19 recovery […]
Read MorePandemic-EBT Will Put $114M in the Hands of MN Families—If We Can Get the Word Out
This article was updated June 30 to reflect the increased per-child benefit and extended deadline. The deadline to apply was […]
Read MoreTaking a Hard Look at Data and Making Harder Choices
We just wrapped testing season in Minnesota. And while Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) results can’t tell the whole story of […]
Read MoreWhite Educators in Minnesota: We Need to Step Up
In the 2017-2018 school year, 47,199 African-American students took the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in reading. 30,584 did not pass. 41,299 […]
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