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Minnesota educators will learn new techniques for helping students through grief, calming tense classrooms, avoiding burnout and using AI ethically at the 2026 Minnesota Educator Academy conference.

Scores on the state Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments given last spring were stable, according to the Minnesota Department of Education, despite the widespread disruptions to teaching and learning from the violent tactics used in Operation Metro Surge. 

Education Minnesota has endorsed Matt Little in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District and Trina Swanson in the 8th Congressional District.

Education Minnesota has endorsed Peggy Flanagan for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tina Smith. Flanagan, Minnesota’s DFL lieutenant governor, faces Republican Michele Tafoya in the Nov. 3 general election.

Education Minnesota has endorsed 13 more candidates for the Minnesota Legislature, its fourth round of state legislative endorsements this election cycle.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth’s new education plan prioritizes private and religious schools over the public schools that serve about 90% of Minnesota students.

Nominations for 2027 Minnesota Teacher of the Year are now open through Nov. 1.

Education Minnesota has endorsed 18 more candidates for the Minnesota Legislature, its third round of state legislative endorsements this election cycle. 

 Minnesota school districts and educators have returned to federal court to stop immigration enforcement activity on and near schools and higher education campuses. 

Nearly three of four educators in Education Minnesota said in a new poll that they were directly or indirectly affected by Operation Metro Surge, suggesting a massive disruption in learning for tens of thousands of Minnesota students in the middle of the 2025-26 school year.