US EditionMinnesota lawmakers back K-12 education spending plan amid worries over future cuts
- Minnesota legislators have agreed on a $26 billion budget to support K-12 education over the upcoming two-year period.
- The package follows earlier legislation requiring per-pupil funding indexed to inflation and includes cuts due to projected budget deficits.
- The plan raises per-student funding by $4.2 million but reduces special education transportation, library aid, and teacher pipeline programs.
- Rep. Ron Kresha called the deal a 'canary in the coal mine,' warning of future funding challenges from declining enrollment and special education costs.
- A blue ribbon commission will start in September to find $250 million in special education savings, while a special session is planned to finalize the budget.
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Minnesota lawmakers back K-12 ed spending plan amid worries over future cuts - Albert Lea Tribune
By Peter Cox and Elizabeth Shockman, Minnesota Public Radio News Minnesota lawmakers have reached a deal on a $26 billion package to fund K-12 schools for the next two years that will raise per-student funding in line with inflation but slash special education transportation spending, library aid and teacher pipeline programs. Legislators agreed to a modest $4.2 million increase in per-student money from the current two-year cycle. But the budge…
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Minnesota lawmakers back K-12 education spending plan amid worries over future cuts
ST. PAUL — Minnesota lawmakers have reached a deal on a $26 billion package to fund K-12 schools for the next two years that will raise per-student funding in line with inflation but slash special education transportation spending, library aid and teacher pipeline programs. Legislators agreed to a modest $4.2 million increase in per-student money from the current two-year cycle. But the budget negotiators signaled that some $420 million in schoo…
Minnesota lawmakers back K-12 ed spending plan amid worries over future cuts
The deal raises per-pupil funding in line with inflation but slashes special education transportation spending and teacher pipeline programs. It also gives schools flexibility around the state tradition of starting the academic year after Labor Day.
Per-pupil spending in NH nearly doubles from 2001-2024 as district public schools spend $1.25 billion more on 54,000 fewer students - THE JOSIAH BARTLETT CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Average per-pupil spending in New Hampshire district public schools has nearly doubled this century, as student enrollment declined sharply and reading and math assessment scores fell, a new Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy study finds. Total public school district spending in New Hampshire increased by an inflation-adjusted $1.25 billion, or 45%, from 2001-2024 as enrollment fell by 54,381 students, or 26%, state data show. The large i…
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