Education

The following write-ups are produced and maintained by House Research, with some links to other sources provided.

Education Requirements

Minnesota's K-12 Academic Standards

No Child Left Behind Act

Graduation Standards

Testing

Finance Guide

Minnesota School Finance: A Guide for Legislators
A 116-page guidebook describing how Minnesota funds public elementary and secondary schools. October 2012.

K-12 Funding

Federal Race to the Top Grant
The K-12 Education Deduction and Credit: An Overview
Skeen v. State of Minnesota: The School Finance Lawsuit
Income Tax Deductions and Credits for Public and Nonpublic Education in Minnesota
A 34-page information brief outlining the history of the state's tax deduction and credit, their effects on tax liability, and tax credit programs in other states. September 2011.
Minnesota's Public School Fee Law
Minnesota's Public School Fee Law and Education Tax Credit and Deduction
A 13-page information brief summarizing state law governing public school fees and describing which expenses are allowed under the state's education tax deduction and credit. November 2008.
Minnesota School Finance: A Guide for Legislators
A 116-page guidebook describing how Minnesota funds public elementary and secondary schools. October 2012.
Minnesota K-12 Education Finance System: Context and Overview
A presentation to the House Education Committee, January 17, 2013.
School district revenues and expenditures, fiscal year 2007
School District Revenue History
A 6-page review of school district revenue, state, local, and federal, from 1984 to 2004; includes an analysis of adjustment for inflation and other cost factors (PDF). (Published by the House Fiscal Analysis Department.)
K-12 Education - House Fiscal Analysis
House Fiscal Analysis Department website.

Laws and Legal Issues

Access to Student Records
Federal and State Laws Governing Access to Student Records
A 16-page information brief discussing provisions of federal and state laws that regulate access to student records, which are largely private and can't be disseminated unless allowed by law or rule. November 2000.
Regulating Students' Online Speech Under the First Amendment
Skeen v. State of Minnesota: The School Finance Lawsuit
Voluntary School Integration: 2007 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Youth and the Law
A 119-page guidebook explaining state law and court cases which establish rights, responsibilities, and protections for youth, including information on economic protection, education, health and social services, and criminal justice. December 2012.

Early Childhood & Adult Education

Administration of Early Education and Care Programs
An 8-page information brief that describes the current administration structure of the early childhood education and child care programs in Minnesota and provides examples of how other states administer these programs. August 2009.
Adult Basic Education
Community, Early Childhood, and Adult Education Programs
A 22-page information brief that provides an overview of the programs administered by the Minnesota Departments of Education and Human Services that are under the jurisdiction of the House education and human services committees. December 2010.
Funding Programs for Fiscal Year 2009
Universal Preschool
An 11-page information brief that describes the state's early childhood education programs and universal preschool programs in other states. September 2009.

Schools & Districts

Minnesota's Charter School Law
Charter Schools
A 17-page information brief that describes the state's charter school law, including provision governing charter school operation, sponsors, financing, and facilities. November 2005.
Online Learning Option Act
Homeschools in Minnesota
School District Collective Bargaining
School Improvement Grant Program
School Transportation Regulation
A 23-page information brief outlining state regulation of school buses and drivers. October 2012.

Students

Special Education Terms and Student Discipline
Student enrollment, by school types and grades
Student enrollment breakdown by year
Student Movement by District, 2010-11 School Year
An interactive spreadsheet that tracks student movement between school districts for the 2010-11 school year.

Teachers & Principals

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The K-12 Education Deduction and Credit: An Overview (Jan. 2013)
Youth and the Law (Dec. 2012)
Minnesota School Finance: A Guide for Legislators (Oct. 2012)

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