Parents are busy, but we want to understand the issues and what the research shows about how to address them.
Resources from Parents United
Information about the New Minnesota Miracle (HF 4178)
Fall 2007 - A Crossroads for Public Education in Minnesota (Power Point) (pdf version)
February 2007 - Tying education funding to student success - PS Minnesota presentation at the 5th Annual Parents United Parent Leadership Summit.
Fall 2006 - A Crossroads for Public Education in Minnesota (Power Point) (pdf version)
Fall 2005 - The Funding of Our Public Schools (Power Point) (pdf version)
Fall 2005 - Crossroads for Public Schools (Power Point) (pdf version)
August 2004 - Analysis of the Education Finance Reform Task Force Report (MS Word) - Prepared to help parents evaluate the Education Finance Reform Task Force report (pdf) released July 2004.
April 2004 - Education Funding in Minnesota – How Did We get Here? (Power Point) (pdf version).
Minnesota
September 2004 - Basic education funding formula continues to lose pace to inflation, AMSD Connections (page 3).
June 2004 - Session Wrap-Up: Opportunities Lost and Implications for 2005, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.
January 2004 - 2003 Minnesota Education Yearbook - The status of preK–12 education in Minnesota, University of Minnesota Office of Educational Accountability.
2003 - A Citizen's Guide to School Finance - A great primer on education finance with a focus on Minneapolis Public Schools.
2002 - Small Schools Under Siege: Evidence of Resource Inequality in Minnesota Public Schools, Center for Rural Policy and Development.
National
June 2006 - Fund the Child: Tackling Inequity & Antiquity in School Finance, Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
February 2006 - Put Learning First: A Portfolio Approach to Public Schools - Calls for school boards to operate districts using a portfolio model, Progressive Policy Institute.
August 2004 - Financing Education So That No Child Is Left Behind: Determining the Costs of Improving Student Performance - Setting performance standards is unlikely to close achievement gaps unless accompanied by a restructuring of the financing of public education - From Developments in School Finance: 2003, A compilation of papers presented at the 2003 annual NCES Summer Data Conference, pages 35-53.
February 2004 - Investing in Learning: School Funding Policies To Foster High Performance - A statement on national policy by the Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development.
November 2002 - Overview of K-12 Education Finance - Basic background on how public K-12 education is funded in the United States, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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