Issue Position: Education

Issue Position

Minnesotans deserve, and have come to expect, the best in education. Our educational system and well-prepared students are the key to Minnesota's economy, why businesses big and small choose to stay in our state and thrive, and why families do the same.

Underfunding Schools Is Undervaluing Our Kids

You don't have to be a politician or an educator to hear the bad news coming from school districts statewide: There are layoffs, there are shortages, there are cutbacks and ballooning class sizes. But why, when we've had state budget surpluses and a recovering economy?

The answer is that the Republican controlled legislature simply has their priorities out of whack. They'd rather serve the interest of big corporations and blindly pursue tax cuts for the wealthy than take a hard look at what schools need, based on what the schools themselves are saying. I support new funding to deal with these school shortfalls--not simply moving money around to pay for tax cuts.

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