Minnesota Educator: April-May 2026
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Spiraling health care costs, a real solution, and critics with little to offer
We’re making progress on the health insurance affordability crisis, even as more stories of educators wronged by a broken system keep coming in every day.
2026 Political Conference brings educators and candidates together
Over 500 educators attended Education Minnesota’s Political Conference, which took place on the last weekend of January in Bloomington.
Education Minnesota task force to focus on recommendations for ESP pension improvements
During the 2025 legislative session, Education Minnesota members successfully advocated for much-needed pension improvements for teachers, creating an enhanced career rule for teachers who are at least 60 years of…
Educators speak out in D.C., St. Paul about impact of ICE presence on students, families, communities
Throughout the winter, educators across Minnesota have felt the impact of Operation Metro Surge as the Department of Homeland Security sent upwards of 3,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and…
30 semifinalists advance towards 2026 Teacher of the Year
The 2026 Teacher of the Year nomination process, which began in November, continues to move forward as the candidate field narrows to 30 candidates. Once nominations closed in the fall,…
As fear grips schools, Minnesota educators mobilize to protect students and families
Written by Mary Ellen Flannery, NEA Today senior writer and editor. This story originally appeared in NEA Today on Jan. 25, 2026.This version edited by Heaven Keane. View the original…
Education Minnesota 2026 election candidate statements
At the 2026 Representative Convention, delegates will elect governing board members for several positions. All candidates had the opportunity to submit a statement and/or photograph. Candidates are listed in random…
LEGAL BRIEF: Education Minnesota’s lawsuit against the Dept. of Homeland Security
On Feb. 4, Education Minnesota, along with the Fridley and Duluth Public Schools, filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court seeking to block the U.S. Department of Homeland…
