What is the return on investment of public school funding?
Here's a look at a broad range of variables, both education outputs, such as high school graduation rates and post secondary participation and completion rates, and community-based variables, such as economic indicators, projected tax revenues, social service costs (health care and welfare), and criminal justice costs.
Smart Investments in Minnesota's Students - Education investment drives prosperity, Growth & Justice.
Twin Cities Compass - Tracks topics that impact our quality of life, including civic engagement, early childhood, economy and workforce, education, health, housing, public safety and transportation; a project of the Itasca Project and Wilder Research.
Minnesota Citizens for the Arts - Research shows schools under increasing accountability pressure drop programs not tied directly to the academic standards (current reading, math and science in Minnesota). The Arts Education Consortium of Minnesota was formed in 2004 to work for the continued availability of the arts for Minnesota’s children. The following research demonstrates the connection between the Arts and the economic vitality of our state:
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July 2005 - 2005–2006 Opportunity Forecast Summary: Twin Cities Graded among 12 High Performance Comparison Regions (HPCR), The Great North Alliance (Executive Summary).
June 2003 - Business Cycles and Long-Term Growth: Lessons from Minnesota - What accounts for Minnesota's superior growth over the past 70 years? Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
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