Dooher agreed with the governor that educators welcome the opportunity to work with legislators to address the challenges facing our schools.
Diane Ravitch, a leading voice in the national debate over corporate-style education "reform," will be the keynote speaker Oct. 18 at the 2012 Education Minnesota Professional Conference.
One-hundred-and-eleven teachers have accepted their nominations and completed the required candidate materials to become eligible for the honor of 2012 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
Teachers in 55 percent of Minnesota school districts are working without settled contracts, Education Minnesota President Tom Dooher reported today.
Minnesota is one of nine states to receive federal grants to boost early education programs.