Author: Sarah Cooke

Linda Wallenberg, the 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, has been named one of five finalists for the 2026 National Teacher of the Year, one of the most prestigious honors in American education. 

Education Minnesota called on Saturday for the White House to withdraw federal forces from Minnesota after Minneapolis police say federal agents shot and killed another Minnesotan.

Education Minnesota responded on Saturday to reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly opened a criminal investigation of Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.

Education Minnesota President Monica Byron and local union leaders from across the state will hold a news conference Friday morning to call on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stay away from schools.

Education Minnesota President Monica Byron released the following statement demanding ICE stay away from Minnesota schools in the wake of yesterday’s ICE actions involving educators and students.

The union of Minnesota educators thanked Gov. Tim Walz on Monday for his commitment to students and schools after the governor announced that he would not seek reelection to a third term in November.

The president of the Stewartville United Educators labor union released the following statement Friday in response to the shootings outside Stewartville High School that critically wounded a student and left an adult male dead of a self-inflicted wound. 

Today’s budget forecast offers some stability as the Minnesota Legislature prepares to take on the increasing challenges facing Minnesota in 2026. In the upcoming legislative session, it will be critical to use the projected surplus to increase financial support for educators across Minnesota.