As part of an ongoing effort to reduce class size in the early grades, proposed supplemental budget for the second year of the biennium includes $ 3.7 million to reduce average 3rd - grade class size from 26 to 20. (edweek.org)
The Minnesota House and Senate higher education committees passed their omnibus spending bills last week, which did not include funding for the University of Minnesota's supplemental budget request. (mndaily.com)
With another billion in new basic education spending for teacher salaries included in the 2018 supplemental budget by the state legislature this session, lawmakers say they're meeting the State Supreme Court's mandate to fully fund K - 12 education as part of its 2012 McCleary decision. (thelens.news)