Annual Minnesota conference for teachers will be shorter, only open to union members

Next week’s annual conference for Minnesota teachers will be shorter than in previous years and open only to members of Education Minnesota, the state teachers’ union.

The Minnesota Educator Academy, or MEA, has traditionally been held for two days in mid-October — a time during which many Minnesota schools are closed and families with school-age children often cause a surge in airport traffic as they head out on short vacations.

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