Pandemic Teacher Stress

We Need To Be Nurtured, Too': Many Teachers Say They're Reaching A Breaking Point. More...

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/19/988211478/we-need-to-be-nurtured-too-many-teachers-say-theyre-reaching-a-breaking-point

Educators use union power to ensure safety for students, staff

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of the ways in which teaching and learning happens in and out of school buildings. For the 2020-21 year, local school districts were allowed to make decisions for their schools and communities on which learning models would be used and how. This left many local educator unions stepping in. Using the power of negotiations, many unions came to agreements with districts, making sure that the safety and health — both physical and mental — of staff and students were at the forefront of those

Coronavirus

Information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and how educators can best ensure the health and safety of their students, themselves and their communities. Distance and hybrid learning resources.

Early care, learning focus of research

Every child deserves access to quality early care and learning. Our new EPIC report calls for raising revenue to provide universal child care and early childhood education. https://educationminnesota.org/advocacy/Educator-Policy-Innovation-Center/EPIC-reports

Due North Education Plan

Developed from a robust engagement effort with educators, school leaders, students, and families across the state, the Due North Education Plan is centered on ensuring every child in Minnesota receives a high-quality education, no matter their race or zip code. The Due North Education Plan is built from the voices and ideas of Minnesotans whom the Walz-Flanagan Administration engaged in their first two years in office, including the Governor’s Education Roundtable, the School Finance Working Group, the creation of the Minnesota Department of Education’s Strategic Plan

A Brief History

By Susan C. Faircloth

The horrific treatment of Native peoples is a stain on our nation’s history—and on our present and future. The legacy of oppression, combined with current widespread lack of knowledge about Native peoples, contributes to vast inequities today. Fortunately, where ignorance is core to this problem, excellent teaching is essential to its remedy. Here, I answer four key questions about the education of Native students and the challenges that remain. More https://www.aft.org/ae/winter2020-2021/faircloth_sb1

Representative Convention

Educator pensions and retirement security

When Can I Afford to Retire?

Pandemic Teacher Stress