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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May 2024 Research Rundown
For May’s Research Rundown—our curated list of recent, relevant research we think is worth adding to the education equity conversation—we’re […]
Read MoreConference Committees Tackle Final Details on K-12 Bills. Will Key Provisions Get Across the Finish Line?
As the end of the legislative session approaches, lawmakers head into one of the final steps in the legislative process: […]
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 MoreNovember 2023 Research Rundown
For November’s Research Rundown —our curated list of recent, relevant research we think is worth adding to the education equity […]
Read MoreOctober 2023 Research Rundown
Building a strong pipeline of special education teachers is a hot topic in education policy in Minnesota. On the one […]
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 MoreAugust 2021 Research Rundown
Welcome to EdAllies’ August Research Rundown: our curated list of recent, relevant research we think is worth adding to the […]
Read MoreHouse Education Omnibus Bill: Some Good Policies with a Swing and a Miss on Teacher Licensure
This month, the Education Policy Committee released their omnibus bill—the single bill that packages all the K-12 policies the House […]
Read MoreAre Current Licensure Proposals Really for the Benefit of Our Children?
I am a bilingual teacher with a master’s in Education, a degree in Latin American Studies, and 15 years of […]
Read MoreProposed Bill Would Hurt Struggling Students (Like I Was) the Most
There are a lot of factors that go into whether students succeed in school. For me, the passionate teachers who […]
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 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 MoreGovernor Proposes Many Steps Forward, but a Few Back
During the legislative session, the Governor has two main tools to advance his policy priorities: a proposed budget outlining spending […]
Read MoreMN Legislators Ready to Act on K-12: How House and Senate Proposals Compare
More than a week after Minnesota signed broad COVID-19 response legislation into law, the state’s House and Senate education committees […]
Read MoreWhat’s in the Governor’s Education Bill?
This week, legislators held a hearing on the Governor’s education policy bill (HF3186). The bill contains several policies that will […]
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 MoreChanges to Tiered Licensure Would Push Me Out of Public Schools
There’s been plenty of talk, and disagreement, about proposed changes to Minnesota’s new tiered licensure system: some people say the […]
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 MoreHey Minnesota: Let’s Not Push Teachers of Color Out of the Classroom
This week, the Legislature held a hearing on HF 824, the Increase Teachers of Color Act, which seeks to double […]
Read MoreWhat’s Working Best to Recruit and Retain Teachers of Color in MN
The new 2019 Minnesota Teacher Supply and Demand report shines a light on Minnesota’s dire shortage of teachers of color, and […]
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 MoreShape Our Work for MN Students. Join Community Allies.
You are our ally. We want your help to inform our work for Minnesota students. At EdAllies, we work to […]
Read MoreFinal Countdown: Update on Minnesota’s Teacher Licensure Overhaul
I’ve been working on reforming Minnesota’s broken teacher licensure system for nearly a decade, so forgive me if I’m a […]
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 MoreEdAllies at the Capitol: Our 2018 Priorities
The 2018 legislative session kicked off on Feb. 20, and since it’s a short session, things are already in full […]
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 MoreAn Open Letter to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
Dear members of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board: This morning, as I watched my two oldest kiddos jump […]
Read MoreICYMI: 6 Education Policy Changes to Watch
Although Minnesota’s 2017 legislative session has technically been over for weeks, the Legislature and governor have some lingering disagreements, which […]
Read MoreAn Unprecedented End of Session: What We Know (and What We Don’t)
Although the dust is still settling on the 2017 state legislative session, I wanted to provide a brief update on […]
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 MoreSo, What Would the Proposed Teacher Licensure Overhaul Actually Do?
What a recent Pioneer Press article said represents, “one of the biggest reforms to state education policy in recent history,” […]
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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