It is an ambitious approach Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) and Education Commissioner Cheri Pierson Yecke are undertaking to reform the Profile of Learning into a new academic standard. They are setting up a panel to recommend a set of standards and the deadline for...
We are not saying it is easy, but dealing the projected budget shortfall for fiscal year 2004-05 using simple math shows a reduction of a significant portion. Interestingly enough the reasons for a large part of the deficit are the changes in tax law last legislative...
The statewide teachers union, Education Minnesota was something we felt warranted coverage all throughout the legislative session and we documented a number of stories about their activities. Based on that it was not surprising to see that the organization spent...
Governor Jesse Ventura (I) to his credit may have accomplished something proposed nearly 10 years ago by Governor Arne Carlson (R-MN). That is the restructuring of the tax system. The questions are how will this affect the funding of state government in the long run?...
There wasn’t a train wreck this legislative session, the engine was moving far too slowly. It was more like a slow-motion engine driven off of the tracks. The spending bills for this legislative session are not the reason things were held up, that credit goes to the...
