Legislature defers on education cuts, spares private schools

Legislature defers on education cuts, spares private schools

Lawmakers tasked to write Minnesota’s E-12 education budget had a really hard job.  An agreement between Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders called for $420 million less in education spending in fiscal years 2028 and 2029 compared to the state’s budget forecast. But it was up to an E-12 Education Finance working group to make the wrenching decisions about what exactly would be cut.  On Thursday night, the working group publicized a two-page sp…