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/

Educators are standing up and standing together in 2024. This election is extremely important for our educators, students and schools. 9 out of 10 schools in Minnesota are facing a significant educator shortage. Now more than ever, we need elected leaders who take this issue seriously, and who pledge to seriously invest in educator pay, pensions, healthcare and working conditions so that we can have the quality schools our educators, students and communities deserve.https://www.eventleaf.com/Attendee/Attendee/EventPage?eId=qQnIjH5saDVnQ…

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

Required relicensure hours are available for free! They include courses on Suicide Prevention, English Language Learners, Reading and Cultural Competency. 

Just take your course, download your certificate and upload it to Professional Leanring. 

https://educationminnesota.org/news/minnesota-educator/all-relicensure-courses-plus-more-now-available-on-mea-online/

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/