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State Representative Paul Thissen
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-5375
For more information contact: Carrie Lucking 651-296-4169
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REAL REFORMS, NOT FLORIDA FAILURES Statement in response to Jeb Bush visit to MN Legislature from Minority Leader Thissen
Minnesota needs to engage in real reforms, not Florida failures. Florida’s seniors scored nearly the worst in the nation on the ACT, our students scored the best. Why wouldn’t we build on Minnesota’s miracles in education with further proven reforms instead of throwing money after failed changes that model Florida’s education system?
We should support real innovations that improve our children’s ability to succeed and close the achievement gap – like early childhood education, reducing class sizes, and targeted reading interventions. These are practical reforms Republicans have ignored or even outright rejected. Adopting Florida’s failures should not be at the top of Minnesota’s list of education reforms.
Minnesota students need more than failed initiatives from former governors if they are going to succeed in a 21st Century, global economy.
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Representative Paul Thissen is the DFL Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represents Richfield and part of Minneapolis in the state legislature.
News Items
- DFL Leaders Eager to Confront Minnesota’s Challenges with Focus on Economy and Middle Class - (Posted: Jan 9 2013 2:21PM)
- State Representative John Persell appointed Majority Whip - (Posted: Dec 21 2012 1:11PM)
- Speaker-designate Thissen to Establish Select Committee on Living Wage Jobs - (Posted: 2012-12-19 00:00:00)
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