University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks unveiled his budget proposal today, which will ask lawmakers for nearly $150 million in new money. It also calls for a 4.5 percent increase in tuition.
(09/12/2008)
A plan for a new "report card" for schools is heading to Gov. Pawlenty, who is cool to the idea of changing performance standards.
(05/07/2008)
The Minnesota House has approved legislation establishing a sex education requirement for all public school districts.
(04/29/2008)
A new way to grade Minnesota schools is heading for a final test at the Capitol. But state officials disagree about whether it should pass or fail.
(03/26/2008)
The state teacher's union says school districts across the state are facing at least $130 million in budget deficits for the coming year.
(03/19/2008)
Minnesota college leaders say tuition hikes
would be a last -- but possibly unavoidable -- option for coping with anticipated state budget cuts.
(03/12/2008)
Hundreds of teenagers marched to the state Capitol Tuesday morning to show support for what's known as the Minnesota Dream Act. Despite the show of enthusiasm, the legislation has little chance of passing this year.
(03/04/2008)
A new Bell Museum, building renovations at Minnesota State University Mankato, and a long list of college campus repairs await word of state bonding money.
(02/13/2008)
K-12 education funding is mostly in a holding pattern after an infusion of cash in 2007.
(02/12/2008)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty addressed the Minnesota School Boards Association on
Thursday morning. He didn't offer the group much in the way of new
initiatives or pledges of per-student funding increases.
(01/17/2008)
State lawmakers are still analyzing this month's school levy votes and the need for changes in the education finance system.
(11/27/2007)
A $13.8 billion education bill awaits the governor's signature -- or his veto. What's in the bill? What's not? And what do educators think of it?
(Midday,
05/29/2007)
The $13.8 billion education bill passed by the Legislature would boost spending on special education by about $330 million, the largest-ever increase for special ed funding. School districts with large numbers of special education students are the biggest winners.
(05/25/2007)
Most students at Minnesota's public colleges and universities will see about a 4-percent tuition increase next year. That would be the lowest tuition increase in at least a decade.
(05/21/2007)
The bill would boost education spending by nearly $800 million. But it falls short of the hopes for education this session, and it doesn't include all of the governor's key education goals.
(05/21/2007)
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