For Immediate ReleaseCritical updates from a variety of sources. http://www.parentsunited.org/Release.rss10/7/2008 1:54:19 AMhttp://backend.userland.com/rssUPNetEngineSeptember 23, 2008 - Governor Pawlenty Unveils Education Reform Initiativeshttp://www.parentsunited.org/0809233.html Office of the Governor9/24/2008 9:14:47 AMSeptember 18, 2008 - 2008 MSBA Survey Shows 50 Districts Trying for Operating Levy, 30 for bond or capital facilities levyhttp://www.parentsunited.org/0809182.html Minnesota School Boards Association9/22/2008 8:55:12 AMSept 15, 2008 - Five Minnesota Public Schools Receive NCLB Blue Ribbonhttp://www.parentsunited.org/0809152.html Minnesota Department of Education9/28/2008 6:41:06 PMSeptember 11, 2008 - Public Comment Period Begins on Science Standards Revisionhttp://www.parentsunited.org/0809112.html Minnesota Department of Education9/24/2008 9:26:38 AMSeptember 5, 2008 - Nine Elementary School Validated as 2008-2009 Minnesota Schools of Excellencehttp://www.parentsunited.org/080905.html Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association9/28/2008 6:37:24 PMAugust 26, 2008 - Newly-Released Child Poverty Figures Should Be Wake-up Call for Minnesota Leadershttp://www.parentsunited.org/0808261.html Children's Defense Fund Minnesota9/22/2008 7:30:08 AMAugust 11, 2008 - Governor’s 21st Century Tax Reform Commission seeks public inputhttp://www.parentsunited.org/0808112.html Governor’s 21st Century Tax Reform Commission 9/4/2008 11:47:03 AMAugust 5, 2008 - 2008 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Datahttp://www.parentsunited.org/0808052.html Minnesota Department of Education Releases <BR>2008 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Data8/6/2008 8:31:14 AMJune 30, 2008 - 2008 Math and Reading MCA-II Results Up Slightlyhttp://www.parentsunited.org/0806302.html Minnesota Department of Education7/8/2008 8:05:09 AMJune 17, 2008 - Nearly 90 Percent of Minnesota 9th Graders Pass Graduation Writing Testhttp://www.parentsunited.org/0806172.html Minnesota Department of Education6/28/2008 3:34:31 PM