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/

 This virtual meeting will be on Feb 8th at 5 pm for For WSPFT Members with a TRA pension.  Join with the Google Meet in this article. Click to read more. 

Presenters: EFS Advisors, ESI retirement consultants and Educators Lifetime Solutions http://wspft.mn.aft.org/sites/default/files/article_pdf_files/2023-01/wspft_retirement_edmn_2023.pdf

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