Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Our state's most important priority will always be education and our students. A well-educated workforce is the linchpin of Minnesota's economy. We need to improve the quality and relevance of education in our state to prevent opportunity gaps.

Persistent underfunding of local school districts by the State Legislature has led school districts to rely increasingly upon local school property tax levies to close funding gaps. This is leading to both increasing local property taxes and increasingly unequal and inadequate funding of school districts across the state. I will advocate to increase general fund support for education at all levels to enable each school district to provide a quality education to every student.

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