Stay current on issues that impact public schools.
We pull together education and political information from local media to keep you informed.
- State Budget
With all session committee deadlines less than two weeks away, House leaders announced an agreement Saturday on committee finance targets while crafting a spending plan for the 2026-27 biennium.
Session Daily
- Legislative
With little fanfare happening on the House Floor this week, the focus was on committees as the first two deadlines to approve bills looms next week.
Session Daily
- State Budget
Cuts in education spending may be inevitable in the coming years as Minnesota faces a projected nearly $6 billion budget deficit in the 2028-29 biennium.
Session Daily
- School Funding
Owatonna Public Schools has been overwhelmed the past three years with a large public data request, costing the district more than $400,000 and taking resources away from teaching students.
Session Daily
- Education
According to Matt Shaver, policy director at EdAllies, 25% of Minnesota students are chronically absent from school: about 199,000 students missing about 3 million combined days of school per year.
Session Daily
- Legislative
Rep. David Gottfried (DFL-Shoreview) took the oath of office Monday to fill the vacant District 40B seat. The addition of Gottfried returned the chamber to a 67-67 tie, ending the Republican’s one-vote majority, and set in motion the House plan to operate under a tie. That meant Republican and DFL co-chairs began overseeing committees on Tuesday.
Session Daily
- State Budget
When the Legislature authorized unemployment insurance for hourly school workers during summers beginning in 2023, it began reimbursing school districts for the costs.
Session Daily
- Politics
A long-ago shift of a portion of seasonal home property taxes away from schools is messing with communities, says Sen. Grant Hauschild, who has introduced legislation to replace a portion of the taxes.
StarTribune
- State Budget
Gov. Tim Walz revised his two-year budget plan on Friday, proposing additional spending cuts this year and into the future to respond to a growing projected deficit.
StarTribune