Thanks to everyone who stopped by the MREA booth at the MSBA Leadership Conference last week. Representatives from 65 MREA member schools visited with MREA Board members Luther Heller, Todd Holthaus, Marvin Kleven, Chris Mills, Patty Stangl, and Mike Vasek at the booth and at the Regional Center Advisory Committee meeting. Members shared how much they are looking forward to the Annual Conference next … Read More
MREA Releases Map on Household Income By Minnesota School Districts
MREA released a map today illustrating median household income by school district in Minnesota. The map reveals a wide rural-metro divide with the state’s wealthiest district’s median income more than five times the amount of the poorest district. Nine of the 12 districts with the lowest median household income in Minnesota serve a significant number of American Indian children. The … Read More
MREA Map Illustrates Family Income and Child Poverty by School District
MREA released a map today on family income and child poverty in Minnesota’s school districts by means of free and reduced lunch meals. Fifteen Greater Minnesota school districts have FRE percentages of 67 percent or more. A thumbnail is below. View the interactive map. Free & Reduced Meals Free and Reduced (FRE) meals are provided to families who qualify by … Read More
Top 10 Schools Increasing Native American Student Performance
The Minnesota Campaign for Achievement Now (MinnCAN) released a “Native American Student Achievement” report and a list of the schools that made the greatest gains with Native students last year. MREA congratulates these schools. Elementary School #1 Parkview in Virginia #2 Churchill in Cloquet #3 King in DeerRiver #4 Central in Bemidji #5 Ogema in Waubun-Ogema-White Earth #6 Washington in … Read More