S.T.A.N.D. Up Minnesota Parents United
Know Your Ed Rights
Know your rights. Find your next step. Stand with your child.
A practical workshop for Minnesota parents and caregivers who want to understand their education rights, raise concerns with confidence, and find a clear path forward with their child’s school. Workshops are free for families.
Knowledge. Tools. Support. Action.
Understand the landscape. Choose a next step.
Every family’s situation is different. The workshop shares plain-language information and practical ways to prepare for conversations with school staff and administrators.
Student and family rights
Build a foundation for understanding rights in public education and how school policies and processes affect families.
Raise a concern
Explore ways to address concerns about discrimination, bullying, privacy, school decisions, and student support.
Get ready for a school conversation
Organize your questions, identify who to contact, and prepare to explain what your child needs.
Understand possible next steps
Learn about complaint and investigation processes and ways families can advocate with school staff and administrators.
Your experience matters
Start with the questions that matter to your family.
You do not need to have every answer before you ask for a conversation. A few notes can help you describe the concern and what support you are seeking.
- What happened, and when?
- What would you like the school to understand?
- Who is the right person to contact?
- What questions do you want answered?
- What records or messages may help explain the concern?
- What would a helpful next step look like for your child?
Learning together. Leading together.
Bring Know Your Ed Rights to your community.
Workshops are free for families. Schools and community organizations can inquire about hiring me to teach their families. Share who you hope to reach and what questions they are bringing.
Learn and prepare together
Families attend free. Parents and caregivers can explore education rights, talk through common concerns, and consider practical next steps.
Bring the workshop to families
Schools and community organizations can inquire about hiring me to teach their families.
Connect with Know Your Ed Rights
Let’s take the next step together.
Families can attend workshops for free. Schools and community organizations can inquire about hiring me to teach their families.
This workshop provides general educational information and family advocacy support. It is not legal advice.
For schools and community organizations
Inquire about bringing the workshop to your families.
Use the form below to share your organization, who the workshop would serve, and what you would like to discuss. Family participation is free.