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Tag Archives: Sen. Chuck Wiger
Educator licensure study group hears concerns from testifiers
The Legislative Study Group on Educator Licensure began their second meeting — held Tuesday, August 23, in St. Paul — with testimony from stakeholders. The testimony consisted of strong opposition to consolidating the governance models for licensure of superintendents and … Continue reading
MSBA urges education committee chairs to prioritize teacher shortage solutions, stop adding new mandates
The MSBA Government Relations staff reiterated the priorities of Minnesota school board members in a letter sent last week to two legislative education committee chairs. In a letter to Rep. Jenifer Loon (chair of the House Education Finance Committee) and … Continue reading
MSBA Session Snapshot: Confirmation of school trust lands director makes history
A glance at Week 9 of the Legislative Session: May 2-6 This week had some history-making, conferees were named, and we are steps closer to the end of the 89th Minnesota Legislature. There are 18 days until session ends. We will take … Continue reading
Senate conferees named for supplemental budget bill conference committee
The Minnesota Senate has announced that the following senators will serve on the supplementary budget bill conference committee: Sen. Richard Cohen (DFL-St. Paul) Sen. Michelle Fischbach (R-Paynesville) Sen. Tony Lourey (DFL-Kerrick) Sen. Tom Saxhaug (DFL-Grand Rapids) Sen. Chuck Wiger (DFL-Maplewood) The conference … Continue reading
Minnesota Senate confirms Aaron Vande Linde as state School Trust Lands director
Aaron Vande Linde was confirmed as the state’s School Trust Lands director at a Senate hearing held during today’s Senate Education Committee meeting. Gov. Mark Dayton formally appointed Vande Linde as director of the School Trust Lands in September 2015. Vande … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Legislative Session, School Trust Lands
Tagged Aaron Vande Linde, Denise Dittrich, DNR, Gov. Mark Dayton, Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Rep. Tim O’Driscoll, School Trust Lands, Sen. Carrie Ruud, Sen. Chuck Wiger, Sen. John Hoffman, Tom Rukavina
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Minnesota Senate approves Omnibus Education Policy Bill
The Minnesota Senate passed the Senate Omnibus Education Policy Bill (SF 2744) on a 51-9 vote Wednesday night. Sen. Chuck Wiger, who introduced the bill, said the teacher shortage crisis was one of the top priorities. Sen. Wiger said he … Continue reading
Listen: MSBA Conference Call — April 11, 2016
A recording of the April 11 edition of the “Monday Morning Coffee with the Government Relations Team” conference call is now available via the audio player below. During this conference call, MSBA’s Grace Keliher and Kimberley Dunn Lewis discussed: a bill that … Continue reading
Senate committee considers prekindergarten program, one-time technology aid
Sen. Katie Sieben brought forward a school-based, voluntary, four-year-old prekindergarten program bill designed to prepare students for kindergarten. Sen. Sieben presented the bill (SF 3095) during the Senate Finance Committee’s E-12 Budget Division meeting held Wednesday. MSBA and other education … Continue reading
Senate committee examines full-service community schools, equity, increased funding, concurrent enrollment
The first deadline of this 2016 legislative session was last Friday. All policy bills needed to have a hearing in their house of origin in order to be considered for advancement. With the policy bills completed, we now move toward … Continue reading
Video: Sen. Wiger addresses teacher shortage “crisis”
Source: Minnesota Senate Media Services YouTube channel Sen. Chuck Wiger, chair of the Senate Education Committee, addressed Minnesota’s teacher shortage “crisis” during an interview posted Monday with Minnesota Senate Media Services. Please see https://youtu.be/uskrwEKmNv4 to access this interview.
