Another step in the legislative process was checked off last week with the House and Senate announcing their education omnibus bills. An omnibus bill is generally made up of numerous smaller bills on the same broad topic. http://view.email.nea.org/?qs=026b4ec593ff5050c6c3d82bf8dc20693b7383cadec02c7cfb1cdf1e84d6d245d029cfb947cf2ad878b2d2cc43b3d853d1e32206a98c68f5629d1c984006996fc9dd00c12bbc293131833d7230ae25d9b832d66d14d6774b

Members and supporters of public education will rally at the  Capitol on May 20 to give a final push to legislators to fully fund public education. The rally will begin at 1 p.m., with lunch and sign-making at Education Minnesota headquarters available at noon.

More details to come!

Members will be able to meet with Rep. Kaohly Her, Chair of the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement, and Rep. Dan Wolgamott, LCPR member and lead author of our pension bill (HF2222), for a virtual legislative forum on pension issues March 29 starting at 5 p.m. https://web.cvent.com/event/e709b89a-3fa1-4de5-830c-4a1c8621c110/regProcessStep1?j=8138685&sfmc_sub=703336761&l=49429_HTML&u=175280068&mid=1077892&jb=4009

Margaret Citta, a counselor at Two Rivers, testified on the importance of Paid Family Leave. Please watch her passionate testimony to the House here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4ewkCoaMTc&t=4702s

ST. PAUL, Minnesota. Jan. 17, 2023 – Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan proposed a historic, $12 billion investment in the lives of Minnesota children, including $6 billion for education, in their 2023 budget released Tuesday. https://educationminnesota.org/news/press-release/walz-flanagan-propose-historic-6-billion-investment-in-e-12-schools/

The struggle to retain teachers and recruit new educators to the profession continues to worsen in Minnesota. 

That's according to the Teacher Supply and Demand Report, which is published every two years by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. This year's report was released on Jan. 20, and details the employment outlook for licensed teachers and other data about the profession using data during the 2021-2022 school year. https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-teacher-shortage-is-getting-worse-new-report-shows