The 2023 legislative session gaveled in this week. In the coming months legislators will decide the fate of the state’s two-year budget—and its eye-popping $17.6B budget surplus.
While education funding priorities rank high for DFL governor Tim Walz and others in his party, the policy wins we seek for Minnesota students don’t require tugging at purse strings. Many involve rethinking and redesigning outdated rules and programs, or implementing existing education policy.
Below are EE’s policy priorities for 2023—at the legislature and beyond:
MN must shift learning from one-size-fits all to personalized, learner-driven, and culturally affirming, by:
MN must recruit and retain innovative educators who reflect the communities they serve, by:
MN must define and measure broader forms of student success—and be accountable to them—by: