Existing programs will likely see a boost, with equal emphasis on recruitment and retention.
Author: Kiya Edwards
Updated: 10:28 PM CDT July 1, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn. — The new budget puts around $1B into Minnesota schools — a 6% rise in education funding overall.
According to education finance chair, State Rep. Jim Davnie, (DFL) — District 63A, $10M is for school districts in need of special education support. And for the first time in at least 12 years, there is also new money for English Language Learner services.
Funding also addresses Minnesota's lack of teachers of color.
Markus Flynn grew up in Chicago, where many of his teachers were black. Today he is executive director of Black Men Teach Twin Cities, which estimates about half of 1% of all teachers in Minnesota are Black men.