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- Politics
Education funding bill would pay for training on literacy programs
State money could fund overtime, subs while teachers learn how to use new phonics-centric reading curriculum.
StarTribune
- Education
House passes bill to put $55 million into literacy, teacher training and pre-K programs
Minnesota lawmakers on Tuesday moved forward with a K–12 education budget touch-up bill that allocates $55 million to literacy training for teachers, a pre-kindergarten program expansion and plans to study student absenteeism.
MPR News
- Education, Legislative
Pension policy modifications receive strong House support
Eighteen bills initially approved on a bipartisan vote by the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement have been rolled into the pension and retirement supplemental budget bill.
Session Daily
- School Funding
House passes $43 million supplemental education finance bill
Following a discussion that lasted about as long as a school day, the House passed its supplemental education finance bill Tuesday night.
Session Daily
- School Funding
Education policy conference committee expected to approve report
Changes to the Read Act, allowing military connected schools to add a Purple Star designation, and putting a ban on book bans are part of a conference committee report that appears to be all but official.
Session Daily
- General
Proposed PEIP changes that aim to lower costs, provide stability, receive strong House support
Per its website, “The Public Employees Insurance Program (PEIP) was created by special legislation to make a comprehensive package of medical, dental and life insurance benefits available to employees of Minnesota’s cities, townships, counties, school districts and other units of local government. PEIP was designed exclusively to give public employees the comprehensive coverage they deserve; while giving public employers access to a high-quality benefits package that will attract and retain outstanding employees.”
Session Daily
- Legislative
Week in Review: April 22-26
Members got back to work after a Passover break this week that meant official House business didn’t begin until Wednesday, when committees convened and members gathered for a floor session to continue passing bills off the floor.
Session Daily
- Legislative, Politics
House workforce panel approves proposed updates to paid leave law
It’s been nearly a year since the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act became law, and officials from the department in charge of implementing it are asking for changes to help manage issues that have come up.
Session Daily
- School Funding
Education policy conference committee lays out differences in House, Senate bills
With a laundry list of differences, the education policy conference committee met Wednesday to walk-through the differences between the House and Senate bills.
Session Daily