Locals RSS Feeden-usWed, 16 May 2012Sign up online to volunteer for our State Fair boothRead more ...]]>Now's the time to volunteer for our popular State Fair booth in the Education Building Aug. 23-Sept. 3!

]]>Sun, 01 Apr 20129fb33a9e-1172-41d9-a1ca-de76cb69969eMembers of unsettled locals invited to June strategy meetingsRead more ...]]>Members of bargaining teams and organizing committees from locals that haven't settled their contracts are invited to attend one of seven strategy meetings this June around the state.

]]>Mon, 30 Apr 2012f1dfa0dd-10e3-4b06-b380-3d97c914c250Learn how the legislative session, fall elections will affect educationRead more ...]]>Find out how public education fared in this year's legislative session, and what we expect to see in this fall's election campaigns, at wrapup meetings throughout the state June 6-21.

]]>Tue, 01 May 20128b5364e1-15e1-40a3-9bf8-4f3d7d50615eGov. Dayton vetoes bill ending seniority in layoffsRead more ...]]>Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed House File 1870, the anti-seniority bill, which would have required teachers to be laid off according to yet-to-be defined measures of “effectiveness” rather than seniority or other systems already negotiated in many school districts.

]]>Fri, 04 May 2012e8ef270b-95e2-4db1-92db-9a732035553fEdina teacher named 2012 Minnesota Teacher of the YearRead more ...]]>Jackie Roehl, a 10th-grade English teacher at Edina High School, has been chosen the 2012 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. She is the 48th winner of the prestigious award, and the first from the Edina School District.

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