Increase Teachers of Color Act
Sen. Patricia Torres Ray and Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein are introducing legislation to promote new and strengthened efforts to attract, prepare and retain more teachers of color and American Indian teachers in Minnesota.
Teachers
Sen. Wiger Responds to House Teacher Layoff Action
GOP-led House of Representatives voting to implement heavy-handed school lay-off policy On Thursday the GOP-led House of Representatives voted to undermine a teacher evaluation process designed to ensure that our schools have quality educators in the classrooms. I am disappointed… Read More »Sen. Wiger Responds to House Teacher Layoff Action
Senate E-12 Committee Responds to Duluth Teacher Concerns
ST. PAUL, MINN – The Minnesota Senate’s E-12 Education Committee is responding to a group of Duluth school teachers who are concerned about unprepared students who continue to pass grade levels. Sen. Chuck Wiger (DFL-Maplewood), Chair of the committee, plans… Read More »Senate E-12 Committee Responds to Duluth Teacher Concerns
Senator Stumpf Proposes Legislation to Solve Teacher Shortage Crisis
ST. PAUL, Minn. – In small and large schools across the state, principals and superintendents share stories of numerous teaching positions sitting vacant for months with no applicants for districts to hire. It’s a story becoming more commonplace by the… Read More »Senator Stumpf Proposes Legislation to Solve Teacher Shortage Crisis