Minnesota public schools will receive an increase in funding through the state’s Permanent School Fund after voters said “yes” to a constitutional amendment allowing the funding change which increases the annual payout from 2.5 to 4.5 percent…
“We’re very excited about that, with 73-percent of the Minnesota voters supporting the Permanent School Fund. That’s going to help all of our public school districts, as well as our charters and tribal schools.”
Minnesota School Boards Association Executive Director Kirk Schneidawind thanks Minnesotans for being pro-active for education in the state…
“Especially for an issue that not many Minnesotans understood existed. Through our advocacy and through the school district advocacy at the local level, really helped citizens understand what this was doing.”
Schneidawind says the outcome is a significant win for Minnesota schools and will help support education statewide.
(content: in part, courtesy MNN)
