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Education Minnesota responds to guilty verdicts in the case against former officer Potter

After a jury returned guilty verdicts on the first- and second-degree manslaughter charges against former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter in the killing of Daunte Wright, Education Minnesota President Denise Specht released the following statement in response.

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Minnesota, North Dakota educators share continued struggles of teaching, learning during pandemic

Area educators will join North Dakota United President Nick Archuleta and Education Minnesota President Denise Specht on Wednesday morning to share stories of educating during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as it relates to the shortage of substitute educators.

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Ninth and 10th school staff members die of COVID-19 this school year

The COVID-19 deaths of two school staff members brings the total for the current school year to 10, surpassing the eight staff members who died of COVID-19 infections related to schools in the previous school year, according to data released Monday by the Minnesota Department of Health.

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With COVID-19 surging, Minnesota school leaders must do more to protect communities

Everyone in Minnesota’s school communities must do their part to keep each other safe, said Education Minnesota President Denise Specht on Tuesday when announcing the union’s support for urgent new warnings about COVID-19 in schools from the state departments of health and education.