Other Rural Issues

The Minnesota Rural Education Association is looking for presenters for their 2013 annual conference Nov 17-19 willing to share an effective practice that provides high quality rural education and help MREA’s member districts improve the education of children across Minnesota. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 22. Learn more  Submit a proposal.

Senator Franken announces 2nd Annual ‘My Experience as a Military Child’ poetry contest for K-12 children of Minnesota military families. There are three age categories and is open to children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews of active military or military veterans. Deadline April 10. Learn more

MREA is seeking to hire an administrative assistant to join the team. Applicants should embrace the mission of MREA, which puts learners first by advocating and supporting Greater Minnesota school districts and the professionals and school boards that serve the children of Minnesota. The administrative assistant is responsible for providing a high level of member service, event coordination and support for … Read More

Organizers of the Minnesota eLearning Summit in July are requesting proposals for Summit sessions and hands on workshops. Share your best practices and ideas regarding blended learning, flipped classrooms, digital resources, technology applications, analytics and structures. Proposals are due by March 14. Registration for the Summit began Feb. 8. Announcing Summit 2013 Keynote Speakers Join K12, higher education faculty and administrators along with other learners … Read More

The State this week released the results of a study on student transportation. The study provides recommendations on making changes to student transportation for efficiencies through collaboration, use of public transit, in contracts and overall transportation management. General findings were also discovered related to making transportation changes. Recent state legislation required a study to consider efficiencies that could result from … Read More

Two MREA members have been appointed to the Minnesota Board of Teaching. They are among the five members newly elected to the board by Gov. Mark Dayton. Their terms begin this  month and end in January 2017. Jim Grabowska is a school board member from St. Clair and currently works as a teacher educator of World Languages and Culture at Minnesota … Read More

U.S. Sen. Al Franken introduced the Mental Health in Schools Act to ensure that schools provide access to critical mental health treatment for kids who need and deserve these services. Sen. Franken’s bill would authorize $200 million per year for five years for grants to schools and community mental health centers to work with community-based organizations to expand access to mental health services for students.  MREA is one … Read More

School districts from at least 49 states and the District Columbia will participate in Digital Learning Day on Wednesday. The 2013 Digital Learning Day builds on last year’s inaugural event that included participation by 39 states, 15,000 teachers, and 1.7 million students. Activities include: Town Hall Simulcast Attended by prominent national education and policy leaders and simulcast live, the national … Read More

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is providing schools grants of up to $50,000. The grants support the  Minnesota Farm to School Grant Program  and focus on projects that stimulate the purchases of locally grown and raised food products. Grants need to be submitted by March 15. View the RFP and application. The goal of the Farm to School Grant Program … Read More