However, recent data suggests that this massive financial injection has not translated into improved test scores, casting a shadow over the efficacy of the initiative.
According to the Daily Caller, the legislation, which marked the most substantial education investment in Minnesota's history, was signed with the promise of enhancing child literacy. It also included provisions such as a mandate for school districts to develop an "ethnic studies" curriculum and increased funding for pre-kindergarten education. Despite these measures, the latest state test scores reveal a stagnant academic performance, with approximately half of public school students failing to meet grade-level standards, as reported by The Minnesota Star Tribune.
The Minnesota Department of Education, in an August 29 press release, defended the lack of progress in educational metrics, stating, "Long-term key investments from the 2023 legislative session are currently being implemented, including the largest funding increase for K-12 education in state history. Once fully implemented, these investments will positively impact students for many years to come."
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When Governor Walz assumed office in 2019, about 60% of Minnesota public school students met state reading standards, and around 55% were proficient in math, as per the Minnesota Reformer. However, by 2024, despite billions being funneled into Minnesota schools, only half of the students were proficient readers, and a mere 45% met state math standards.
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While most states experienced a decline in test scores during the pandemic, Minnesota's dip was notably worse than the national average, as reported by The Washington Post. For instance, the state's fourth-grade math scores, which were 10 points above the national average in 2015 and 2017, fell to just four points above the national average in 2022.
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Governor Walz and Minnesota Democrats allocated much of the $2.2 billion directly to school districts, a move the governor dubbed as "the Minnesota Miracle 2.0," referencing the state's successful school finance reform in the 1970s, as reported by the MinnPost. However, despite the significant cash influx, many school districts in the state are grappling with deficits, with Minneapolis Public Schools anticipating a $116 million budget shortfall.
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The spending bill also included an ethnic studies initiative, requiring first graders to "identify examples of ethnicity, equality, liberation and systems of power" and "use those examples to construct meanings for those terms." High school students, on the other hand, are required to "develop an analysis of racial capitalism" and "anti-Blackness" while critiquing "dominant European beauty standards."
