Pension advocacy continues into next legislative session
Education Minnesota has long advocated for the best pension plans for its members. That work continues.
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Education Minnesota has long advocated for the best pension plans for its members. That work continues.
The latest report from Education Minnesota’s think tank, the Educator Policy Innovation Center, or EPIC, features a section on how schools can best support education support professionals.
Schools all over Minnesota are reporting shortages of staff. At the beginning of the school year, there were more than 300,000 open jobs for educators across the country.
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 schools and gun control regulations. The following is a summary of three decisions that have the greatest potential impact on the rights of Minnesotans and Minnesota educators.
The Minnesota Legislature adjourned May 23 with no deal to spend the state’s $9.25 billion surplus. As of press time, there was no plan for a special session to pass any of the proposals, including $1 billion for education.
Education Minnesota hosted a town hall for its members on the new social studies standards and Ethnic Studies strand in February.
Educators throughout Minnesota are starting to see their loans forgiven through the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, thanks to recent waivers and changes from the Biden administration and the work of both our national unions.
Education Minnesota announced in early March that the union has endorsed Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan for reelection in 2022.
Minnesota’s school staffing shortage was already a problem before COVID-19, but now it’s at crisis levels.
The 2022 Minnesota legislative session continues, as lawmakers work on bills and policies, including spending the state’s $9.3 billion surplus.