2024

More than 25 leaders of Minnesota’s labor movement are recommending that Vice President Kamala Harris choose Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 presidential election, according to an open letter released Monday. 

Education Minnesota announced its endorsement of 58 candidates for the state House of Representatives, including five union members.

Education Minnesota has endorsed Dr. Kelly Morrison’s campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District. 

The Minnesota Legislature invested time and money in current and future educators during the 2024 session as policymakers worked to alleviate the shortage of educators that affects nearly every school district.

Tracy Byrd, a ninth-grade English language arts teacher at Washburn High School in the Minneapolis school district, is the 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.

Eleven teachers have been named finalists for the 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award.

An important way to improve graduation rates in Minnesota is to continue investing in the state’s educators, from their training through a dignified retirement, said Education Minnesota President Denise Specht. 

The political action committee of Education Minnesota has endorsed Dwayne Voegeli, a high school social studies teacher in Winona, for District 26A in the Minnesota House of Representatives. 

The political action committee of Education Minnesota has endorsed Dwayne Voegeli, a high school social studies teacher in Winona, for District 26A in the Minnesota House of Representatives.