Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz puts up $75 million for summer school programs
The funds are set to flow to public districts and charter schools around the state to fund instructional programs, field trips, mental health supports and more. 4:45 pm, May 18, 2021 ×
Students at Otter Lake Elementary School in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, built structures out of paper, frosting and graham crackers before they tested them against a faux earthquake on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday, May 18, said he would use $75 million in federal COVID-19 aid coming to the state to fund summer school programming for Minnesota students.
Minnesota Gov Tim Walz puts up $75 million for summer school programs
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Minnesota Senate passes voter ID requirement, unlikely to become law
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Senate passed a voter identification requirement Monday, though it almost certainly won t become law.
The bill passed 34-32, with no support from Democrats. It would require voters to have photo identification, such as a driver s license. Without one, the person could cast a provisional ballot and then return later to prove his or her identity to election officials.
Two weeks left in Minnesota legislative session
Lawmakers push for their priorities as they face two weeks left in Minnesota legislative session.
Photo ID requirements are a top priority for Republicans nationwide after President Donald Trump s 2020 election loss and unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud.
Minnesota governor presses Senate to OK $150 million summer school plan
The proposal has passed the House of Representatives but so far not come up for a vote in the Senate. 3:19 pm, May 4, 2021 ×
In this still image from video, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday, March 28, 2021, delivered his State of the State address from his former social studies classroom at Mankato West High School. (Forum News Service)
ST. PAUL Walz administration officials on Tuesday, May 4, pressed Minnesota Senate Republicans to approve $150 million aimed at making summer school programming available to all students.
After a year of learning losses due to distance learning during the pandemic, Gov. Tim Walz said the state should tee up funding for public school programs set to run through the summer. The funds would be directed to holding instructional periods during the summer months, providing field trip activities and mental health supports and to offering free preschool and