News releases from the current year and previous years. 

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March 12: Minnesota educators to meet with Walz, Hortman, Bakk

Gov. Tim Walz wants to increase spending for preschools through high schools by $733 million over the next two years. 

Public education was front and center of many Election 2018 victories, including two teachers winning the governor and state auditor races and overwhelming support for local levy referendums.

The ESP of the Year receives a $1,000 honorarium, an iPad and a trip to the National Education Association’s Education Support Professional National Conference.

Teacher protests inspired far more educators to seek office than previously believed, the National Education Association says.

More than 1,400 Education Minnesota members from across the state packed the Saint Paul RiverCentre on Thursday to network, get CEUs and mingle with education exhibitors.

Education Minnesota’s endorsed candidates for governor and U.S. Senate, Tim Walz and Tina Smith, are now officially the DFL party’s nominees after the primary election Aug. 14.

Back to school isn’t just for students. Research shows parents play a key role in their child's education.

The National Education Association’s yearly celebration of reading, Read Across America, is focusing on celebrating a nation of diverse readers.

Education Minnesota joined the Coalition to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers in Minnesota and helped host a conference for current and aspiring teachers this August.

The Minnesota Teacher of the Year program, now in its 55th year, is the oldest and most prestigious recognition program in Minnesota to honor excellence in education.

• Teacher of the Year facts
• Past recipients
• 2018 photos
• Learn about the 2018 recipient

This award honors a member, local union or intermediate organization that has worked to protect educators' and students' human rights.

Recognize the work of a member who has engaged educators, parents and the community on social justice issues.

Honor an exceptional educator by nominating her or him for the National Education Association Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence

We publish the award-winning Minnesota Educator bimonthly for our members -- both in print and online.

April/May 2019
Bargaining Unity Day; Duluth early career educators; ESP organizing fellowship program; Education Minnesota candidate election statements; AFT TEACH conference; EPIC paper preview; Summer Seminar save the date; Opportunities.

Our Minnesota Educator archives typically go back five years.