Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a $2.3 billion educational spending bill in 2023 meant to improve his state’s school system, but recent data indicates the deluge of cash has failed to boost test scores.
The legislation Walz signed resulted in the largest education investment in Minnesota’s history, with the governor promising the investment would “improve child literacy” while also including measures like a requirement that school districts create an “ethnic studies” curriculum and greater funding for pre-k education. The latest round of state test scores, however, show little change from last school year as roughly half of public school students failed to meet grade-level standards, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported.
“Long-term key investments from the 2023 legislative session are currently being implemented, including the largest funding increase for K-12 education in state history,” an August 29 Minnesota Department of Education press release explaining the lack of movement on educational metrics reads. “Once fully implemented, these investments will positively impact students for many years to come.”
Roughly 60% of Minnesota public school students met state reading standards when Walz took office in 2019, and about 55% were proficient in math, according to the Minnesota Reformer. As of 2024, however, just half of students are proficient readers, and 45% meet state math standards, despite the billions flowing into Minnesota schools. […]
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