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President’s message: Getting ‘back to normal’ isn’t good enough
August-September 2020 | Minnesota Educator

President’s message: Getting ‘back to normal’ isn’t good enough

Updated onOctober 26, 2021

The pandemic has thrown us into a tailspin and tossed our routines for back to school like a garden salad. More than one educator I know has said, sounding scared and tired, they just want life to go “back to normal.”

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Outbreak shows the world public schools are crucial for communities
Minnesota Educator

Outbreak shows the world public schools are crucial for communities

Updated onOctober 27, 2021

Education Minnesota President, Denise Specht’s message: The coronavirus outbreak is teaching the public something educators have known for a long time.

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ESP of the Year welcomes students, families and communities into school
Minnesota Educator

ESP of the Year welcomes students, families and communities into school

Updated onOctober 27, 2021

Education Minnesota’s 2019-20 ESP of the Year, Yasmin Muridi

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Celebrate referendum wins, then let’s fully fund schools
Minnesota Educator

Celebrate referendum wins, then let’s fully fund schools

Updated onOctober 27, 2021

Education Minnesota President, Denise Specht’s message: Recently, a MinnPost reporter published the worst kept secret when she quoted my tweet about our union’s plans for the spring of 2021.

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