October 5, 2018
Map Shows New School Safety Grants
A total of 204 school districts and 69 charters, cooperatives and state academies applied and…
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September 23, 2018
Nov. 6 Marks Key Date for 45 School Districts in Minnesota
The Nov. 6 election will be a key for 45 rural school districts in Minnesota.…
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August 3, 2018
The Impact of New Long Term Facility Maintenance Funding
The three-year phase of the new Long Term Facility Maintenance Revenue (LTFMR) will be completed in the…
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July 22, 2018
Ag2School Gives Farmers Significant Tax Relief
Minnesota's new Ag2School 40 percent tax credit has nearly tripled the state share of school…
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April 22, 2018
What’s at Stake for Schools this Legislative Session?
The final four weeks of the Minnesota legislative session could bring support for teacher pensions,…
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April 13, 2018
House Releases Education Budget Targets
The budget targets, released Thursday by House GOP leadership, provide $30 million in new funds…
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March 30, 2018
Policy Committees Approve Series of New School Mandates
The omnibus bills, approved by the Minnesota Senate and House policy committees just before Easter…
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March 30, 2018
House GOP Outlines School Safety Measures
The House GOP held a press conference this past week to outline a plan to…
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March 24, 2018
State Bonding Proposed to Aid in School Safety
School safety remains the primary conversation in the Minnesota House and Senate education committees. The…
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March 14, 2018
School Safety Conversation Continues at Capitol
The Senate Education Finance Committee on Monday continued its discussion on improving school safety with…
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February 24, 2018
New Report Shows Economic State of U.S. Schools
Now, in 2018, a decade removed from the depths of the recession, many state and…
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February 16, 2018
House May Revisit School Debt Service Mix
Lawmakers began discussing last week a potential change to debt service payments. The dialogue sprung…
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