Media resources

December

• Dec. 23: Education Minnesota responds to guilty verdicts in the case against former officer Potter
• Dec. 23: Eleventh school staff member dies of COVID-19 this school year
• Dec. 14: Education Minnesota VP elected next president of Minnesota AFL-CIO
• Dec. 9: MDH data: Second student dies of COVID-19 this school year, third overall
• Dec. 7: Budget forecast shows opportunity to fully fund public education, transform the tax code
• Dec. 6: Minnesota, North Dakota educators share continued struggles of teaching, learning during pandemic

November

• Nov. 29: Ninth and 10th school staff members die of COVID-19 this school year
• Nov. 22: Special education teachers share continued struggles of teaching, learning during pandemic
• Nov. 17: Minneapolis associate educator named 2021-22 ESP of the Year
• Nov. 16: With COVID-19 surging, Minnesota school leaders must do more to protect communities
• Nov. 11: MDH data: Eighth school staff member dies of COVID-19 this school year
• Nov. 3: Minnesotans support their schools and an honest look at history

October

• Oct. 28: MDH data: Two more school staffers die of COVID-19
• Oct. 26: Education Minnesota calls for state leaders to ‘be bold’ with plans to vaccine all school-age children
• Oct. 21: State reports first student death, fourth and fifth school staff deaths, from COVID-19 this school year
• Oct. 20: 2021 MEA conference goes hybrid, featuring sessions on racial and gender equity and mental health
• Oct. 17: Educators to share continued struggles of teaching, learning during pandemic
• Oct. 7: State reports 11th death of school staff member from COVID-19
• Oct. 4: Education Minnesota names Lucking as new executive director

September

• Sept. 30: Nominations open for 2022 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
• Sept. 23: State reports ninth and 10th deaths of school staff members from COVID-19
• Sept. 13: Public school leaders pledge to support and expand education equity programs intended to make schools more safe, welcoming and effective for all students
• Sept. 10: Education Minnesota expects federal vaccine mandates to affect most Minnesota schools, but questions remain
• Sept. 9: Minnesota students return to classrooms as districts receive historic new investments in public education
• Sept. 8: 2021 MCAs show need for more student support this fall

August

• Aug. 11: Rochester educator is 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
• Aug. 11: Education Minnesota encourages state government to work with its education employees to quickly create vaccination policies
• Aug. 11: Education Minnesota supports vaccination of educators ahead of 2021-22 school year

July

• July 28: Education Minnesota supports safe and equitable return to in-person learning this fall

June

• June 30: Education budget, Walz investments, create lasting, equitable investments in Minnesota schools
• June 23: Education budget deal large enough to prevent and reverse layoffs, invests in increasing teachers of color
• June 17: State reports 8th death of a school staff member from COVID-19
• June 10: Employees at Hiawatha Academies vote to unionize
• June 10: Graduation rates improve, but show the need for more support for students
• June 4: Great River School votes to unionize

May

• May 25: Education Minnesota statement on the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd
• May 17: Budget deal may protect schools but doesn’t solve long-term funding problems in education
• May 14: Petition to increase school funding earns more than 20,000 signatures
• May 13: State reports 7th death of a school staff member from COVID-19
• May 4: Hiawatha Academies, Great River School staff announce unionizing efforts

April

• April 27: Nine selected as Minnesota Teacher of the Year finalists
• April 26: State confirms COVID-19 death of school-aged child
• April 26: Support for students, educators available after shots fired in Robbinsdale school
• April 22: State reports sixth death of school staff member tied to COVID-19 in schools, total cases top 21,000
• April 20: Education Minnesota responds to guilty verdicts in the case against former officer Chauvin
• April 12: Education Minnesota joins with Minnesotans calling for justice for Daunte Wright

March

• Mar. 24: Education Minnesota presents online dashboard of funding shortfalls for local school districts
• Mar. 23: House budget targets move Minnesota in the right direction but fall short of fully funding public education
• Mar. 18: Poll: Student debt stresses Minnesotans as they struggle to recover from COVID economy
• Mar. 18: Fifth school staffer dies of COVID-19, total infections linked to schools passes 16,000
• Mar. 17: Education Minnesota stands in support of Asian–American and Pacific Islander educators and students
• Mar. 12: Education Minnesota supports teacher layoff language that encourages workforce diversity while protecting due process
• Mar. 11: Education Minnesota welcomes urgency and attention to summer school and students’ pandemic recovery