Educators share equity work in locals, districts
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Educators share equity work in locals, districts

Education Minnesota members who are focusing on racial equity and social justice work in their locals and districts shared their stories at a virtual live event on June 9, streamed and saved on Education Minnesota’s Facebook video page.    Sabrina Tapia of Prior Lake-Savage, Jenifer Stehr of Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan and Caroline Long of Minneapolis all shared…

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Education Minnesota encourages state government to work with its education employees to quickly create vaccination policies

Education Minnesota encouraged the administration of Gov. Tim Walz to work with unions of educators that work directly for the state to quickly and fairly implement the vaccine mandate announced Wednesday. 

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Education Minnesota supports safe and equitable return to in-person learning this fall

Education Minnesota said Wednesday it supports a safe and equitable return to in-person learning for the 2021-22 school year, which can best be accomplished by following the guidance of state and federal health officials for restricting the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 in schools.

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Education budget, Walz investments, create lasting, equitable investments in Minnesota schools

Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature are poised to make strategic, long-term investments that bring the state’s financial support of public schools closer to Education Minnesota’s goal of full and equitable funding of public education.

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Education budget deal large enough to prevent and reverse layoffs, invests in increasing teachers of color

A tentative agreement on the state’s two-year education budget invests enough in public schools to roll back the recent rounds of layoffs and makes important investments in diversifying the state’s teaching corps, said Denise Specht, president of Education Minnesota.