Saying that school districts will have to eliminate classes, services and thousands of teachers and other employees, the Alliance for Student Achievement steps up its campaign for sufficient public education funding with a rally at noon May 5 at the Capitol.
The rally will be built around the themes 'Keep Minnesota Smart' and 'Don't Shortchange Our Students.' Doug Dooher, of Education Minnesota, says the Alliance expects to turn out thousands of school employees, parents and students.
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The Alliance is a coalition of 10 education organizations, including unions and associations representing school districts, school administrators, school boards, principals, and parent-teacher organizations.
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The groups are fighting to improve what they call inadequate funding proposals for K-12 education. Dooher says the Alliance estimates that simply keeping up with inflation would require the state to increase its general education formula by about $300 per pupil, or roughly $600 million. 'That would allow us to at least maintain what we have,' Dooher said, though it wouldn't address special education and other needs.
'The governor's budget is well short of that,' he said, 'and even the Senate plan, as it's out there right now, would leave a lot of districts short.'
Staff cuts possible
Gov. Jesse Ventura's budget proposal would earmark only $124 million in new spending, Dooher said; the House would allot $355 million and the Senate $458 million.
A survey by the school boards' and school administrators' associations says districts estimate they would have to fire 2,700 teachers, administrators and other school staff in the 2001-2002 school year if the governor's plan is adopted. Dooher says that, based on mathematical models of staffing, Education Minnesota estimates 2,700 teachers alone would lose their jobs.
'Obviously, districts can choose how and where they cut,' he said, 'but it's the worst most educators have seen in more than 20 years.'
The school groups held a series of district-level, face-to-face meetings with legislators April 21, and are continuing a radio and television ad campaign through the end of the legislative session this month.
This article was written for the May 2 issue of The Union Advocate newspaper. Used by permission. The Union Advocate is the official publication of the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly. E-mail The Advocate at: advocate@mtn.org
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Saying that school districts will have to eliminate classes, services and thousands of teachers and other employees, the Alliance for Student Achievement steps up its campaign for sufficient public education funding with a rally at noon May 5 at the Capitol.
The rally will be built around the themes ‘Keep Minnesota Smart’ and ‘Don’t Shortchange Our Students.’ Doug Dooher, of Education Minnesota, says the Alliance expects to turn out thousands of school employees, parents and students.
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The Alliance is a coalition of 10 education organizations, including unions and associations representing school districts, school administrators, school boards, principals, and parent-teacher organizations.
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The groups are fighting to improve what they call inadequate funding proposals for K-12 education. Dooher says the Alliance estimates that simply keeping up with inflation would require the state to increase its general education formula by about $300 per pupil, or roughly $600 million. ‘That would allow us to at least maintain what we have,’ Dooher said, though it wouldn’t address special education and other needs.
‘The governor’s budget is well short of that,’ he said, ‘and even the Senate plan, as it’s out there right now, would leave a lot of districts short.’
Staff cuts possible
Gov. Jesse Ventura’s budget proposal would earmark only $124 million in new spending, Dooher said; the House would allot $355 million and the Senate $458 million.
A survey by the school boards’ and school administrators’ associations says districts estimate they would have to fire 2,700 teachers, administrators and other school staff in the 2001-2002 school year if the governor’s plan is adopted. Dooher says that, based on mathematical models of staffing, Education Minnesota estimates 2,700 teachers alone would lose their jobs.
‘Obviously, districts can choose how and where they cut,’ he said, ‘but it’s the worst most educators have seen in more than 20 years.’
The school groups held a series of district-level, face-to-face meetings with legislators April 21, and are continuing a radio and television ad campaign through the end of the legislative session this month.
This article was written for the May 2 issue of The Union Advocate newspaper. Used by permission. The Union Advocate is the official publication of the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly. E-mail The Advocate at: advocate@mtn.org
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