An Apple Valley high school teacher who is also a soldier calls President Donald Trump’s plan to arm teachers to deter school shootings “foolish and dangerous.”
Continue Reading →
A coalition of Minnesota unions and non-profits rally in the state capitol rotunda for the right to form unions, have equitable pay, affordable health care and quality schools. Continue Reading →
A coalition of faith, education, labor and community groups say a Minnesota Republican tax bill is a “back-door voucher” that would lead to “gutting” of public schools. Continue Reading →
Controversial education expert Michelle Rhee, founder of Students First and former chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public school system, brought her combative education reform rhetoric to Minnesota last week, drawing a vocal protest from opponents and challenging state educators to alter teacher seniority systems that Rhee said contribute to the achievement gap between white students and students of color. Continue Reading →
Education Minnesota says a proposed law that allows high seniority teachers to be laid off first will create a “lot of chaos, a lot of grievances, (and) possible lawsuits. Continue Reading →
