Education Minnesota

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The voice for professional educators and students. Our members work in pre-K-12 schools and higher education institutions statewide.

The number of students receiving special education services has nearly doubled to 7.3 million over the last 50 years. But staffing hasn't kept pace. With overwhelming caseloads and ongoing shortages of special educators and paraeducators, too many students aren't getting the support they deserve.

Special Ed Caseloads Are Overwhelming! | NEA

As the number of students who qualify for special education support grows, fewer teachers and support staff are available to help them.

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The AFT has topped the highest membership in its 110-year history as workers across America flock to organize with the 1.88 million-strong union that cares, fights, shows up and “gets shit done.” Read more ➡️ www.aft.org/press-releas...

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At Columbia Heights Public Schools leaders say the surge fundamentally changed their community. They feel like an attack by the federal government has not ended. “We tried to protect them,” said Maria Gorde who works at an early education center. “It’s not exaggerated. It was completely inhumane.”

‘Still feeling it’: How the ICE surge took its toll on one Minnesota school district

The flood of federal immigration agents into the Twin Cities faded slowly over the spring. But in suburban Columbia Heights, educators, students and community members say the trauma lingers.

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Big, bad changes are now in effect for student loan borrowers. We partnered with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to give you the run down on what to expect. Check out aft.org/pslf for our guide that walks through what you need to do right now.