Changing Schools
Innovate Instruction, Ignite Learning!
Changing Schools
How This Legislation
Will Bring Minnesota
Forward As A World Class Education System
The Challenge:
A Solution:
When this legislative proposal was introduced in December 2019, we reached out to House and Senate Education Policy and Finance Committee members. We had collected 46 signatures in the House and in the Senate, bipartisan support. We had been beaten by the pandemic and the Capitol was shut down. We returned with our efforts and last session, and captured 28 signatures, with chief authors, in both the House and Senate. There was no settlement that session. A surplus of $9 Billion remains. Governor Walz likes this proposal, in part because it addresses the achievement gap. As a result, we have been asked by the Governor’s office to share our information with all districts in the state, as well as, other agencies. Because of that surplus, we have requested that the Governor move this legislative language into Rule. We continue to build support from the business world as they recognize the need for a better prepared workforce.
https://mn.gov/governor/contact/ Click on the link and asked the Governor to move the language into Rule.