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The New Minnesota Miracle
Addressing comprehensive funding reform so that ALL children have access
to a high quality education regardless of where they live in Minnesota

We Need Another Miracle

District Revenue Increases with the New Minnesota Miracle Bill - Spreadsheet

The Minnesota Miracle Bill - A Closer Look

Comparison of Current Law, the PS Minnesota Recommendations and The New Minnesota Miracle Bill.

K-12 Education Finance Presentation
Presentation given by the House K-12 Budget Committee

The current education funding system in Minnesota is broken. Inadequate state funding resulting in the heavy reliance on voter-approved operating referendum has created an educational system of "haves" and "have - nots" based on a child's zip code. The state must develop and implement a standards-based funding formula that is rationally-linked to student achievement and need.

The Minnesota Miracle Bill provides comprehensive funding reform. Though the bill is not perfect it does make a significant first step towards providing the resources Minnesota schools need to ensure that ALL children can meet federal and state academic standards and reach their maximum potential.

The Minnesota Miracle bill has been included in the House Education Finance Omnibus Bil to be phased in over a four-year period beginning in 2014. SEE strongly supports comprehensive funding reform provided it meets vital criteria as outlined in SEE's 2010 Legislative Platform.
2010 SEE Legislative Platform

Note: In 2010, the Minnesota Miracle was introduced at HF2431. In 2009 the Minnesota Miracle Bill was introduced as HF2. In many cases it is still referred to as HF2 in the above documents. In 2008, the bill was introduced as HF4178. All are the same Minnesota Miracle Bill.

PS Minnesota

Tying Education Funding to Student Success
Parents United Summit
February, 2007

A Framework for a New Minnesota Education Funding Formula
PS Minnesota
November 2006 (pdf, 5 pages)

APA Executive Summary
Estimating the Cost of an Adequate Education in Minnesota
Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, Inc.
November 28, 2006 (pdf, 4 pages)

APA Phase 2 Adequacy Report
Estimating the Cost of an Adequate Education in Minnesota
Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, Inc.
November 2006 (pdf, 43 pages)

Investing in the Future
Seeking a Fair, Understandable and Accountable 21st Century Education Finance System for Minnesota
Governor's School Funding Task Force
July 2004 (pdf, 67 pages)
The New Minnesota Miracle is based on this framework developed by PS Minnesota.

PS Minnesota, an unprecedented coalition of education organizations and parent groups, had worked with nationally-recognized education funding experts, Augenblick, Palaich, and Associates (APA), to develop the framework for a new school funding formula.


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