Governor's Budget AgendaAbout MDE :

Education Budget Released for FY 08-09

Governor Tim Pawlenty's education budget budget and World-Class Students initiative are designed to take Minnesota students from nation-leading to world-competing.

Education Budget:

• $13.7 billion from the state's General Fund and is a 7.7% increase from FY 2006-07 spending; when the impact of education shift buy-backs are excluded.
• $714 million in new dollars for education
• Nearly 40 percent of the state general fund would be spent on education
• Every district receives general formula increase of two percent in each of the next two years. (Total of $294 million)

Education Initiatives:

• One Year of Post-Secondary Education for Every Minnesota Student
• "3R" High Schools Rigor, Relevance, Results
• Effective Teachers for All Students
• Academic Rigor for All Students
• Closing the Achievement Gap
• Accountability for P-12 Education System
• Create Early Childhood Family Education Accountability Measures
• Technology Upgrades for schools

Additional information about the governor’s education budget and reform Initiatives: