January 16, 2010 – 12:37 am | No Comment

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Be prepared!!
January 29, 2010 – 10:47 am | No Comment

Take some time today to add your legislators email addresses to your address book and program their phone numbers into your cell phone. If you want to communicate with them during the session it truly …

1/28/2010 Email to D279 PLN members
January 29, 2010 – 10:43 am | No Comment

Subject: District 279 Parents are Needed – Join our Efforts!
Please check out our new website  www.district279pln.org.  We’re trying to get information out there about the upcoming session and we need your help!  Please share this …

Schools’ tough math problem? Don’t expect a solution Friday when Pawlenty and legislative leaders meet
January 29, 2010 – 10:36 am | No Comment

Important information and concerns to monitor.

Schools’ tough math problem? Don’t expect a solution Friday when Pawlenty and legislative leaders meet
January 29, 2010 – 10:20 am | No Comment

An article presenting some concerns to follow:
http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2010/01/07/14745/schools_tough_math_problem_dont_expect_a_solution_friday_when_pawlenty_and_legislative_leaders_meet

Minnesota hits up school districts to cover funding shortfalls
January 29, 2010 – 10:04 am | No Comment

$15 million dollars in payments to ISD 279 will be delayed, no interest will be paid on what is essentially a loan to the state for this period.http: //www.startribune.com/local/82757207.html

Research Your Legislator today
January 22, 2010 – 6:51 pm | No Comment

Use the District 279 Legislative contacts tab on black bar to look up your legislators in preparation for the 2010 session.

Schools or Equity in Ed. Jan 08, 2010 Update
January 22, 2010 – 6:30 pm | No Comment

The Situation
Although the 2010 legislative session doesn’t officially begin for four weeks yet, committees are meeting now to begin addressing the budget problems facing Minnesota. Following is a recap of the situation.
K-12 …

Parents United Update 01/19/2010Update for January 19, 2010 — From Mary Cecconi, Executive Director
January 22, 2010 – 6:24 pm | No Comment

Legislative Kick-off
Come take part in this sharing of what we know about the upcoming legislative session — all wisdom welcome!!
The beginning of the 2010 legislative session is February 4 — but much is happening right …

Parents United for Public Schools
January 19, 2010 – 3:33 pm | No Comment

Parents United brings you the information you need to have an effective voice at the places where school policy and funding decisions are made.

D279 Parent Legislative Team Prepares
January 17, 2010 – 12:16 am | No Comment

01/16/10 The District 279 Parent Legislative Team is preparing for the upcoming legislative session. Please consider joining our email list to stay informed of all the action.