Minnesota Educator: August-September 2022
President’s message: Looming educator shortage will take our best effort to fix
Education Minnesota President, Denise Specht’s message: The anecdotes are starting to tell a story that should worry everyone who cares about public schools: There won’t be enough educators for many…
New statewide officer team
President Denise Specht and Secretary-Treasurer Rodney Rowe took office for a fourth three-year term July 1. They are joined on the leadership team by new Vice President Monica Byron, an…
Mora ESPs expand member engagement during bargaining
Leaders of the Education Minnesota-Mora EASRP local union knew they had to approach bargaining differently this year.
Foundation celebrates 30 years of supporting educators, students
For 30 years, the Education Minnesota Foundation for Excellence in Teaching and Learning has been supporting educators and students through grants – funding close to 2,000 projects at more than…
Educator of color forums invite all members to join
Education Minnesota’s Educator of Color Forums are the creation of Education Minnesota’s Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee (EMAC), an advisory body that focuses on ethnic minority issues in Minnesota schools.
Recent Supreme Court decisions reshape constitutional rights
In its most recent term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a number of decisions that overturned longstanding precedent on a host of hot-button social issues, including abortion, vouchers, religion in…
In-person and virtual MEA conferences to be held this fall
Every October, educators from across the state get ready for the biggest professional development in Minnesota—Education Minnesota’s MEA conference in downtown St. Paul.
Nominations open for the 2022-23 ESP of the Year
Nominations are open until Sept. 25 for the next Education Minnesota Education Support Professional of the Year.
