May 20, 2026

Month: September 2021


Education Minnesota’s 2021 MEA conference will be hybrid this year!   

Attend in-person Oct. 21 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre to check out our lineup of 65 workshops and dozens of educational exhibits. Or you can log on from home to watch the general session and about a dozen select sessions virtually.  

New relicensure courses will also be available on Education Minnesota’s MEA Online for members to complete at their own pace. Courses at MEA and MEA Online are always free to active Education Minnesota members.  

In-person and virtual livestream attendance is limited, so register early! In order to create a safe in-person learning environment, Education Minnesota will require proof of vaccination before registering, masking for all attendees, regardless of vaccination status, and social distancing. Deadline to register is Oct. 19. 

There will be NO CHILD CARE available this year due to ongoing COVID concerns. QUICK FACTSWhen: 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 Where: Saint Paul RiverCentre; some live sessions will be available via webinar. Admission: Free and open to Education Minnesota members and aspiring educators only. Registration: edmn.me/mea2021 General session: 9-10:30 a.m.  Workshops: 10:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m.   Exhibits: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

hanges by the 2021 Legislature will affect your work as an educator and a union member.

On Thursday, July 15, our lobbyists and education experts went live via Zoom to explain what happened — and what didn’t — on these issues and more:

  • Funding
  • Licensure
  • Higher ed
  • ESP issues
  • Education debt
  • Recruiting and retaining educators of color

Couldn’t make the live Q&A? Watch it below: