Six new laws afecting school discipline and safety
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This Legal Briefs column, written by Education Minnesota attorneys, is one of an occasional series on legal developments that affect educators.
October’s MEA conference has many great workshops and sessions for education support professionals. Below is a description of some of the offerings that are available at the MEA conference and through MEA Online.
The AFT TEACH Conference, a biennial event devoted to professional development, will be held July 24-27 in Washington, D.C.
Filing period open for Education Minnesota officer, governing board, NEA director positions
Candidate filings for Education Minnesota officers and National Education Association director positions are open. Candidate filings for Education Minnesota’s governing board election district positions will open Nov. 4.
Filing period open for Education Minnesota officer, governing board, NEA director positions
Candidate filings for Education Minnesota officers and National Education Association director positions are open. Candidate filings for Education Minnesota’s governing board election district positions will open Nov. 4.
The MEA conference includes an exhibit hall with vendors who are interested in sharing information, freebies and discounts with attendees. The exhibit hall will be open from 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on the same ballroom level as the workshops at the St. Paul RiverCentre during the conference.
Education Minnesota’s annual MEA conference will be held Thursday, Oct. 17 at the St. Paul RiverCentre. This event, which is the union’s largest professional development conference, will feature dozens of workshops and exhibitors.
On Nov. 5, Education Minnesota members will head to the polls and vote for the elected officials that will represent us at all levels of government. These elected officials make decisions that impact every part of our jobs, from the amount of funding our districts receive, to the policies that govern our bargaining practice, to our pensions and health care options and more.
The Willow Lane Elementary kindergarten team was doing everything right. They were using tried-andÂtrue instructional methods. They prioritized parent and family engagement to ensure that students were set up for success at home and school. In every subject, they were providing the very best instruction that they knew how to give.
Betsy DeVos and why we can’t go back on Election Day
If anyone needed more motivation to vote this fall, there’s this: Betsy DeVos has gone on the record saying she would like to return to her former job as the U.S. Secretary of Education if Donald Trump is elected president in November.