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A recent poll of Education Minnesota members found that improvements to pay, pensions, health care affordability and burnout continue to be top priorities. The poll, commissioned by the union, interviewed 5,201 members through both online and phone surveys from July 14-21.
Due in part to the roadblocks the Legislature faced during this session, lawmakers had to meet for a one- day special session in June to formalize a budget deal that was negotiated at the end of the regularly scheduled legislative session.
Education Minnesota teacher apprenticeship program creates new pathway to classroom teaching. Earlier this summer, Education Minnesota officially began a new apprenticeship program for elementary educators Currently, the landscape for teacher apprenticeships is very segmented: if a district even has an apprenticeship program, it’s managed at the district level. This results in wildly different apprenticeship experiences…
Since 2023, hourly school workers have been able to receive unemployment insurance over the summer. This program is vital for reducing turnover in ESP roles and increasing flexibility and stability for education support professionals, who remain some of the most underpaid employees in public education. Earlier this session, Republicans proposed legislation that would defund this…
By Paula Johnston, Education Minnesota Attorney This Legal Briefs column, written by Education Minnesota attorneys, is one of an occasional series on legal developments that affect educators. On April 28, 2025, Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a great decision in Bellamy v. ISD No. 700, Hermantown Public Schools. The case concerned a 2023 amendment to…
For the past four years, we’ve kept a spreadsheet updated with critical data as part of our work. Inside Education Minnesota, there is nothing special about a spreadsheet; we have hundreds of them tracking school finance information, legislative projections, student and staff data and more. But this one is special.
Since January, uncertainty has swirled around the U.S. Department of Education due to a series of chaotic executive orders and policies from the current presidential administration.
 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 the Senate. We have broken down everything that’s happened in the Legislature this session, along with how it has impacted our proposed bills. The Minnesota…
 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 rally around raising revenue. The rally was organized by We Make Minnesota, a labor-grassroots coalition advocating for a strong and equitable state budget, of which…
 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 was incredibly effective, increasing voter turnout by double digits. To build on the success of the WAL program, we are starting something similar for this…
