“Even after historic spending hikes, Minnesota schools are still on the verge of financial collapse.”
Democratic vice-presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) signed a bill last year that added more than $2 billion to K-12 education spending. He called that a “signature accomplishment” that he said would “improve child literacy.” The Washington Free Beacon reported Monday that the spending has not improved literacy and some students are worse off than they were before.
Just 46 percent of third-grade Minnesotans are rated as proficient in reading, which is lower than it was the previous year, according to data recently released by the Minnesota Department of Education. When considering all grades, about 50 percent of students are proficient in reading and just 45 percent are considered proficient in math: these figures are virtually…
