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March 10, 2010 - Smart Investments in Minnesota Students

3/10/2010 5:45:38 PM

March 2010 - Re-education: Conservative education scholar Diane Ravitch returns to her liberal roots

3/9/2010 10:38:01 AM

Over the last few years, Diane Ravitch has become one of the nation’s leading critics not only of conservative educational policies like vouchers but of more centrist ideas too, like charter schools, testing, and merit pay for teachers, Washington Monthly.

March 4, 2010 - Race to the Top Finalists Announced

3/4/2010 12:44:19 PM

Minnesota NOT on the list, U.S. Department of Education.

February 2010 - Primary Sources: America's Teachers on America's Schools

3/4/2010 11:17:20 AM

40,000 of our nation's public school teachers share their thoughts on American Education, Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Full Report; Star Tribune article).

March 2, 2010 - Governor's education bill

3/4/2010 11:39:33 AM

Ratifies the July 2009 unallotments, and more

March 2, 2010 - February Economic Forecast Released

3/2/2010 2:51:27 PM

The February Economic Forecast released by Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) shows an expected $994 million deficit for the remainder of the current 2010-11 biennium. In November, a $1.203 billion deficit was forecast (Minnesota Budget Bites' response).

New Report: The ACCESS System: Achieving College and Career Readiness for Every Student's Success

3/2/2010 2:21:11 PM

A proposal for a new high school assessment and accountability system for Minnesota. Over the next decade Minnesota must find ways to dramatically improve the educational performance of its students who are on the wrong side of the achievement gaps that exist at every level of our educational system, College and Career Ready Policy Institute Assessment Working Group.

January 2010 - FY 2010-11 General Fund Budget Governor’s Unallotments and Administrative Actions

3/4/2010 2:21:32 PM

The Governor’s unallotment and deferral of K-12 education aid payments in FY 2010-11, creates an entitlement obligation to pay those aids instead in FY 2012. This entitlement liability adds $1.17 billion to the expected shortfall for FY 2012-13 while actions proposed to delay payment of tax revenue refunds from FY 2011 into FY 2012 would increase FY 2012-13 spending by $119 million and certain spending unallotments would further increases FY 2012-13 obligations $51 million, bringing the reported FY 2012-13 structural imbalance to $4.431 billion, Minnesota Office of Counsel, Research, and Fiscal Analysis. - More -

February 8, 2010 - Citizens input needed on government redesign

2/9/2010 7:54:18 AM

Move your redesign idea from the kitchen table to the committee table, Minnesota House of Representatives.

January 26, 2010 - Delayed payments to school districts, April-May 2010

1/31/2010 11:19:47 AM

Sortable file showing delayed payments by district, Minnesota Public Radio (supporting article).