Author: Sarah Cooke

Education Minnesota said educators and parents would successfully resist the the executive orders issued Tuesday evening by President Donald Trump, which promised sweeping and illegal changes to American education. 

Minnesota’s fourth and eighth graders who took the National Assessment of Educational Progress last year scored about the same as students in the same grades who took the test in 2022.

Education Minnesota announced its endorsement of Doron Clark in the special election on Tuesday for the Senate seat in Minneapolis formerly held by Sen. Kari Dziedzic, who passed away in December.

The budget proposed by Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday would bring needed stability to school district finances, although some proposals require additional study, said Denise Specht, president of Education Minnesota. 

The Minnesota Legislature will face difficult decisions in governing and setting a budget during the 2025 session and beyond but fixing the pervasive shortage of educators in Minnesota’s public schools must remain a priority.

Voters across Minnesota on Tuesday overwhelmingly supported candidates for their local school boards who promised to deliver public schools that are safe, welcoming and effective for all students and educators. 

Mark Bauch, a ninth-grade educational assistant at Washington Technology Magnet School in the Saint Paul Public Schools, is the 2024-25 Education Minnesota Education Support Professional of the Year. 

Educators from across Minnesota will attend the annual Minnesota Educator Academy conference on Thursday, where they will hear from various speakers and choose from dozens of classes intended to help them meet the needs of their students and grow as professionals. 

Education Minnesota on Wednesday announced its endorsement of 12 candidates for the Minnesota House of Representatives.