Category Archives: Advocacy

Resolutions provide board members opportunity to set MSBA’s legislative agenda

Posted on August 29, 2018 by mnmsba

Each year, Minnesota public school boards help shape MSBA’s legislative agenda. This grass-roots process starts with our school boards — or individual school board members, like you — writing legislative resolutions (and adopting them through board action) before sending them … Continue reading →

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Minnesota School Safety Center director among presenters for MSBA Day at the Capitol

Posted on March 7, 2018 by mnmsba

MSBA encourages school board members and superintendents to advocate for their students during MSBA Day at the Capitol on Monday, March 19, at the Best Western Plus Capitol Ridge in St. Paul. The Day at the Capitol opens with the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 MSBA Day at the Capitol, Advocacy | Tagged advocacy, Day at the Capitol, J. Michael Stoffel, Minnesota School Safety Center, MSBA, Paul Cummings, Randy Johnson, safety, school safety, Session Daily, Tom Melcher | Leave a comment

Tax reform update: U.S. Senate passes legislation paving way for conference committee

Posted on December 5, 2017 by mnmsba

The U.S. Senate passed its version of H.R. 1, the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), by a 51-49 vote early Saturday morning. MSBA has concerns lawmakers are creating a potential tax structure that offers tax breaks and benefits … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 U.S. Congress, Advocacy, taxes | Tagged Congress, Denise Dittrich, MSBA, NSBA, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate | Leave a comment

Action Alert — Tell Congress to reject provisions of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that would harm our public school districts

Posted on November 9, 2017 by mnmsba

Source: National School Boards Association The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee is continuing its mark-up of H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). This legislation is the first draft of a bill for tax reform and is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 U.S. Congress, Action Alert, Advocacy | Tagged action alert, advocacy, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, U.S. Congress | Leave a comment

Action Alert: New health care bill would cut Medicaid funding for public schools

Posted on May 1, 2017 by mnmsba

Source: National School Boards Association This Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives will be moving forward to consider legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. After a month of negotiations and changes to the original bill filed in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 U.S. Congress, Action Alert, Advocacy | Tagged advocacy, Affordable Care Act, American Health Care Act, health care, Medicaid | Leave a comment

Action Alert: Urge Congress to invest in public education

Posted on April 27, 2017 by mnmsba

Visit https://youtu.be/MNc0kYXt6Ig to watch NSBA’s funding video. Source: National School Boards Association Members of Congress returned to Capitol Hill this week with the priority of passing an appropriations bill to fund education investments and other federal programs for the remainder … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 U.S. Congress, Advocacy, funding | Tagged advocacy, Congress, education funding, funding, National School Boards Association, NSBA | Leave a comment

Call to Action: Act now to maximize funding for public education

Posted on December 7, 2016 by mnmsba

Source: National School Boards Association Critical decisions regarding federal funding, including funding for public education, will be made this week. With the current funding for federal agencies set to expire on Friday, December 9, Congress must act quickly to pass … Continue reading →

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