Minnesota Educator: August-September 2024
President’s message: Stay focused, stay engaged and tell the candidates what our students need
However tempting the idea of disengaging until after Election Day may be, especially after the chaos of the past few weeks, we should try to stay focused and hopeful.
Community organizing, solidarity play key roles in Minneapolis ESP contract wins
After working for over 300 days without a contract, the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers ESP chapter finally reached a tentative agreement with the district in early May, which bargaining team…
Nominate a deserving colleague for 2024-24 ESP of the Year
Do you know an ESP who deserves to be recognized for their exemplary work? Nominate them for Education Minnesota’s 2024-25 Education Support Professional of the Year Award.
2024 legislative session ends with improvements to pay, pensions, health care
Despite a tight non-budget year, lawmakers still prioritized support in the 2024 legislative session to current and future educators, who received a large amount of the one-time supplemental funding.
PAC dues support pro-public education candidates, local election assistance
Thousands of Education Minnesota members contribute $25, separately from regular dues, to the union’s political action committee. If they choose, members are eligible to request that contribution back, but the…
Why educators continue to choose union
Being an educator is one of the hardest jobs—and it’s never been more difficult. But through our union, our members have the strongest possible voice to advocate for students, our…
Join fellow educators at the 2024 MEA conference
Education Minnesota members and college students studying to be educators are invited to attend our annual MEA conference on Thursday, Oct. 17.
BRAVE program provides support, empowerment to early career educators
Education Minnesota’s BRAVE program helps connect and empower educators in the first five years of their career — a time when many face challenges that could make leave the profession.
The Supreme Court’s radical term and what voters can do about it
The Supreme Court has long been viewed as a non-partisan branch of the government, separate from the division of the legislative and executive branches. That traditional reputation of fairmindedness has…
