Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

The State of Minnesota must adequately fund our public schools. Our children are the workers, parents and leaders of tomorrow. Our future success as an economy and as a democracy depends upon the tools we give our children today. Our state must take much bolder steps to protect this precious resource. We must insure that our schools and teachers get the resources they need to give all Minnesota students opportunities to succeed.

We must ensure that our schools and teachers get the resources they need to give all Minnesota students opportunities to succeed.

In the past two years Minnesota has made great progress to improve our public education system, starting with the youngest students.

Invested in early learning scholarships so low-income pre-schoolers can get off to a better start
Established universal all-day kindergarten
Froze tuition at public colleges to help make higher education more affordable
Increased scholarship aid to Minnesota students
Paid back the full $854 million debt owed to schools
Gave schools tools and held them accountable to ensure that all students feel safe and secure at school (anti-bullying bill)
Repealed the high-stakes graduation test and replaced it with a series of assessments to evaluate core skills and ensure career and college readiness

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