Minnesota Educator: April-May 2025
President’s message: No matter the challenges, we will not surrender our priorities or our values
 A hundred minutes was a long time to listen President Donald Trump when he was spreading lies about public schools, especially when those lies will be used to harm…
Action Leader program empowers members to advocate for pensions and health care improvements
 Last fall, Education Minnesota again conducted its Worksite Action Leader program, which used relational organizing at targeted worksites to increase voter turnout in the November 2024 elections. The program…
Hundreds gather in St. Paul for Rally to Fund our Future
 On Feb. 18, almost 500 educators, state workers, nurses, home health and child care workers, service employees and other labor union members gathered in the Capitol Rotunda for a…
Legislative session in full swing after unprecedented start
 The 2025-26 legislative session is fully underway after a rocky start due to unexpected vacancies in both chambers, a tie in the House and a one-seat DFL majority in…
How these Minnesota educators are navigating cultural appropriation in the classroom
 How these Minnesota educators are navigating cultural appropriation in the classroomEducators can help students engage with diversity thoughtfully, avoiding stereotypes and promoting empathy, by fostering understanding and respect for…
Meet the 2025 Teacher of the Year semifinalists
 The 2025 Teacher of the Year nomination process is progressing, with 31 semifinalists selected from an initial pool of 142 candidates. Nominations began in November, followed by portfolio submissions…
Robbinsdale Equity Allies provide culturally responsive support to students and staff
 For Aiysha Mustapha, equity work comes naturally. After growing up in a New Jersey neighborhood that was only 6% White, she attended high school at a boarding school in…
Attend the 2025 Education Minnesota Summer Leadership Seminar
 Join us Aug. 5-6 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud for our Summer Leadership Seminar! This event, held every other summer in odd-numbered years, is a…
