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September 8, 2019

48 Rural School Districts Go to the Voters this November

A total of 48 school districts in rural Minnesota will go to voters this November…

Dawn Zimmerman

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August 25, 2019

School Funding Trends: 2020

Currently 93 percent of Minnesota’s 330 school districts receive less aid per pupil today than…

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August 25, 2019

Need for Cooperative Facilities Grows in Greater Minnesota

Schools lack space for high-need students. Greater Minnesota school districts rely on cooperatives to help…

Dawn Zimmerman

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July 3, 2019

New Maps Show Impact of Ag2School Tax Credit

Minnesota's large amount of agriculture and timber land has impacted the funding schools receive from…

Dawn Zimmerman

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July 3, 2019

New Report Shows Wide Income Gap in Minnesota

Minnesota faces a large and pervasive household income gap between rural and metro areas that…

Dawn Zimmerman

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June 25, 2019

Greater Minnesota Lags Metro by 51% in School District Wealth

Minnesota faces an increasing rural-metro disparity in local Referendum Market Value (property wealth1) per pupil…

Dawn Zimmerman

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June 9, 2019

State Property Tax Changes Impact School Finance: What to Consider

The 2019 Legislative Special Session made three property tax changes that impact school finances. Minnesota…

Dawn Zimmerman

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May 25, 2019

Special Session Ends: What Got Approved for E-12 Education?

Minnesota legislators adjourned around 7 am Saturday after 21-hour Special Session that approved $543 million…

Dawn Zimmerman

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May 23, 2019

Special Session: Key Impacts on Minnesota Schools

Minnesota legislators will meet beginning at 10 am on Friday for a one-day special session…

Dawn Zimmerman

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May 23, 2019

Ag2School, Tier 2 Equalization Included in Special Session Tax Bill

The Omnibus Tax Bill released for a Special Session includes increases to the Ag2School tax…

Dawn Zimmerman

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April 13, 2019

Tale of Two Different E-12 Proposals: Share Impact with Lawmakers

The House and Senate are progressing very different Omnibus E-12 bills both in terms of…

Dawn Zimmerman

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March 31, 2019

Details of House E-12 Omnibus Funding Bill Released

The House Education Finance Committee released more details on its E-12 funding plans late Saturday.…

Dawn Zimmerman