Our struggling schools need as many great teachers as they can get, but Minnesota law puts up major barriers to bringing in teachers through alternative routes.

For example, if mid-career professionals or young people who majored in math or English instead of teaching want to teach public school in Minnesota, they have to go back to college before they can set foot in the door of one of our struggling schools!

Removing roadblocks for qualified teachers is a necessary step toward improving the quality of Minnesota public schools. Fortunately, our state legislature is about to vote on a bill that will do just that.

HF63, a bill that would allow great teachers to get certified and into our neediest classrooms as soon as possible, could come up for a vote as soon as this week.

Act now and urge your representative to support HF63 and removing roadblocks for qualified teachers.