The 2023 Legislative Session has moved Minnesota further toward the often-sought “Full Funding of Education” which our K-12 school boards and teachers have long desired. We applaud that.
While the plethora of appropriations have addressed an enormous number of school-related issues, this editorial board hopes the outcome of the additional taxpayer monies newly devoted to public education will, a few years from now, result in the highest student academic test scores in the nation.
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