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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

*Summer schedule reminder: News Clips will be shared on Tuesdays and Fridays through Sept. 1.

Pioneer Press
Republican plan for nationwide private school vouchers deemed in violation of Senate rules
The years-in-the-making plan would have created a federal tax credit supporting scholarships to help families send their children to private schools or other options beyond their local public schools.

Rural schools feel the pinch from Trump administration’s cuts to mental health grants
The $1 billion in grants for school-based mental health programs were part of a sweeping gun violence bill signed by President Joe Biden in 2022 in response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The grants were meant to help schools hire more psychologists, counselors and other mental health workers, especially in rural areas.

KSTP
Minnesota lawmakers approve more funding for programs to train new teachers
The (Grow Your Own) grant program, which involves school districts across the state, helps adults interested in entering the teaching profession by providing stipends, scholarships, unique student teaching or field placement experiences, and other opportunities to support their pursuit of a career in education, according to MDE’s website.

MPR News
U.S. sues Minnesota over law that helps students without legal status get in-state tuition
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the government argues that the Minnesota Dream Act, passed more than a decade ago, is unfair to citizens from other states who pay more to attend Minnesota colleges and universities.

Education Minnesota press releases

Education Minnesota condemns Trump administration’s unlawful withholding of $6.8 billion in critical school funding

Posted on July 1, 2025

Education Minnesota condemned the Trump administration’s decision to withhold $6.8 billion in congressionally approved funding from states, calling the move an illegal attack on public education that will harm Minnesota’s…

Educators mourn assassination of education champion Melissa Hortman and shooting of state senator 

Posted on June 14, 2025

Minnesota educators mourn the loss of a dedicated lawmaker and staunch champion of public education, House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated as part of a series of attacks…

Legislature passes education budget that protects progress from 2023 session  

Posted on June 10, 2025

The Minnesota Legislature came together in a special session Monday night to support public education by passing a budget that kept the most important parts of the historic, pro-education budget…

St Francis settles lawsuits over book bans

Posted on June 10, 2025

St. Francis Area Schools has agreed to return dozens of banned books to its libraries and classrooms to settle a lawsuit filed by Education Minnesota-St. Francis on behalf of eight…

Minnesota Legislature passes historic improvement to teacher pension benefits

Posted on May 19, 2025

The Minnesota Legislature has passed a historic improvement to pension benefits for most Minnesota teachers, including creating a career rule that rewards teachers’ decades of service to Minnesota students. 

Education Minnesota to rally Saturday for improved pensions, pay and health care

Posted on May 14, 2025

Hundreds of members of Education Minnesota will rally Saturday in the Capitol Rotunda to call on Gov. Tim Walz and state legislators to fund the union’s priorities, including pension reform,…