Educators call on Legislature to control costs, create statewide health insurance pool for school employees.

ST. PAUL, Minnesota. Feb. 25, 2026 – Minnesota educators struggling with soaring health insurance premiums will testify Thursday before a state House committee considering legislation that would create a single, statewide insurance pool for all public school employees. The hearing begins at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in room G23 of the Minnesota State Capitol.

Rep. Liz Reyer, DFL-Eagan, is sponsoring House File 2904, which would establish the Educator Group Insurance Program, or EGIP

The chaos and fear caused by federal agents around schools, churches, and other sensitive locations needs to end now.

Key Takeaways:

1. Since the Trump administration withdrew longstanding protections from schools, churches, healthcare facilities, and other “sensitive locations,” immigration and border patrol agents have terrorized students and families.
2. Last year, NEA joined a lawsuit asking a federal court to restore these protections; this week’s emergency motion demands immediate relief.
3. The motion includes dozens of stories from educators, detailing the challenges of teaching and learning while

Protect Care, Lower Costs, Put Workers and Families First

The American people are the ones who suffer when the government shuts down. This crisis was avoidable but President Trump and Republicans chose to defund healthcare rather than keep the government open. The shutdown will force hospitals to close, strip millions of their health insurance and drive up premiums for millions more.

The fight is about more than a budget line. It’s about whether families can afford both rent and healthcare. It’s about whether educators, healthcare workers and public employees have the resources and respect they

The nominee is ready to dismantle the Department of Education and steer federal funds away from public schools to pay for private school vouchers and tax cuts for the rich.

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As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk swing a wrecking ball at the U.S. Department of Education, I’m wondering if it’s due to a lack of understanding of the department’s vital functions, or because funding tax cuts for the wealthy is more important to them than building our future, or because they simply don’t care about the collateral damage to our students, public schools and country. As a civics teacher, I want to use this teachable moment to describe what the Education Department does (and doesn’t do)—and what’s at risk if Trump and Musk succeed. Read the full article here.

ST. PAUL, Minnesota. Nov. 8, 2023 – Minnesota voters overwhelmingly elected school board candidates on Tuesday who rejected book bans and supported students’ freedom to learn in safe, welcoming public schools. https://educationminnesota.org/news/press-release/minnesota-voters-support-freedom-to-learn-in-school-board-races/

Public education shouldn’t be at the mercy of politics. But the reality is, elected officials are constantly weighing policies on testing, standards and funding that affect our schools, children and educators every day. www.edmnvotes.org