The 2017 Legislature established a number of grant programs with one-time funding and the deadlines to apply are fast approaching. Four of these grants could benefit MREA members. They include: Support Students: Funding to hire student support services personnel. Due Aug. 25. Full Service Community Schools: To plan, implement and improve full-service community schools. Due Aug. 30 Teacher Governed Schools Planning: For licensed … Read More
Thanks to Associate Members for Support
Nearly 50 businesses and educational organizations actively participate in MREA as Associate Members. Thank you to these members for their valuable support that helps MREA maintain a constant presence at the State Capitol, advocating for our students in rural Minnesota. MREA encourages its members to work together on behalf of rural education needs and to learn more about each other. View all Associate Members. … Read More
Nominate and Share Best Programs
In Rockford, Marshall, and Perham, great things are happening with STEM, math, and students in transition. Last fall at its Annual Conference, MREA recognized these members’ exemplary programs for their innovation and benefit to students. Now it’s time to tell us about a great program at your school by nominating it for MREA’s Profile of Excellence Award. What are the compelling … Read More
Nominate Best Programs and Practices
Now is the time to nominate your best practices and programs from this school year for MREA’s 2016 Profiles of Excellence Awards. From Ada to Zumbrota, across Greater Minnesota, MREA wants to know about members’ programs that serve as examples of innovative educational opportunities for our rural students. What are the compelling practices or programs at your school or educational organization? Criteria Consider these questions as … Read More
Nominate Best Programs and Practices
Now is the time to nominate your best practices and programs from this school year for MREA’s 2016 Profiles of Excellence Awards. From Ada to Zumbrota, across Greater Minnesota, MREA wants to know about members’ programs that serve as examples of innovative educational opportunities for our rural students. What are the compelling practices or programs at your school or educational organization? Criteria Consider these questions as … Read More
New Mock Election Lets Students Vote This Fall
Minnesota will hold its first statewide student mock election this fall for high school students. Called Students Vote 2016, the program lets students in grades 9-12 get hands-on experience with the electoral process by joining their peers from schools across Minnesota in casting a mock ballot for the next U.S. president. Students Vote 2016 will be hosted by the Office of the Minnesota … Read More
MREA Opens Call for Conference Presenters
MREA welcomes dynamic presenters to share best practices, solutions, and research at our 2016 Annual Conference: Making Teaching Matter. Expectations for today’s professional teachers are redesigning teaching and making it a more demanding profession. Research continues to demonstrate that great teaching is more important than ever to student achievement. Presenters will have the opportunity to positively impact more than 300 … Read More
National Teacher to Keynote "Making Teaching Matter"
Sarah Brown Wessling, National Teacher of the Year, has been selected as the keynote speaker for MREA’s 2016 Annual Conference. The conference will focus the theme, “Making Teaching Matter.” It will be hosted November 13-15 at Cragun’s Resort near Brainerd. Why “Making Teaching Matter?” Expectations for today’s professional teachers have redesigned teaching and made it a more demanding profession. Research continues to demonstrate that … Read More
National Teacher to Keynote “Making Teaching Matter”
Sarah Brown Wessling, National Teacher of the Year, has been selected as the keynote speaker for MREA’s 2016 Annual Conference. The conference will focus on the theme, “Making Teaching Matter.” It will be hosted November 13-15 at Cragun’s Resort near Brainerd. Why “Making Teaching Matter?” Expectations for today’s professional teachers have redesigned teaching and made it a more demanding profession. Research continues to … Read More
MREA, Members Advocate on Bills for Para Program, Concurrent Enrollment and Mental Health Services
MREA and its members advocated for three key bills last week that would help address the increasing teacher shortage, respond to the Higher Learning Commission’s concurrent enrollment changes and provide enhanced mental health services. On overview of each bill is below. Para to Teacher Program The Senate E-12 Committee on Thursday heard a bill that would create pathway to be licensed in … Read More