The University of Minnesota and Teach for America (TFA) announced this week the formation of an intriguing partnership to create an alternative licensing program for TFA members. The program will be the first to utilize the state's alternative teacher licensure law that passed in 2011, intended to provide mid-career professionals and others an easier route to become classroom …
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Six-figure Salaries Abound at State Teachers’ Union
ST. PAUL, MN--It may be a challenging time to be a teacher, but it’s apparently a great time to work for the Minnesota teachers’ union. According to a report filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, 49 Education Minnesota staffers and three elected officers were paid more than $100,000 in fiscal year 2011. In fact, 30 of those staff members (and all three officers) have higher salaries than …
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MPR Features FFM Op-Ed on Billion Dollar Biking to School Program
Commentary: For years, kids walked to school without government help by Tom Steward June 11, 2012 Remember the safety patrol volunteers who got out of class early to stand guard at school crosswalks? The largest safety program in the world today, the School Safety Patrol Program was started in 1921 by the American Automobile Association (AAA) as a community …
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