Minnesota legislative scorecard Measuring support for education & student achievement in the 89th Legislature A MINNCAN REPORT Minnesota legislative scorecard Measuring support for education & student achievement in the 89th Legislature This report was published in September MinnCAN: The Minnesota Campaign 2016 by MinnCAN: The Minnesota Campaign for Achievement Now for Achievement Now www.minncan.org To order copies of this report please contact Design & Layout MinnCAN:
[email protected] house9design.ca A MINNCAN REPORT Table of content Introduction 4 How this scorecard works 5 Senate scorecard 6 House scorecard 22 Important policies 48 Disclaimer When judging the qualifications of any candidate or incumbent, voters should consider matters such as performance on committees, constituent service, and positions on all matters in addition to those reflected on the scorecard. Introduction Dear Friends, I am excited to release MinnCAN’s second While we know that there is much more work to legislative scorecard, where you’ll find details on be done, we are grateful for the dedication of how Minnesota’s elected officials voted on key Legislators and advocates to building a stronger education policies over the last two years (the system that serves all kids, particularly those legislative biennium). most underserved. We look forward to ongoing We began this project in 2013 to shine a light partnership to advance our vision of a Minnesota on the education policymaking process. You where: hear a lot from us throughout the year about the policies we think can move the needle for kids — students and their families have equitable access based on what we’re hearing from educators, to high-quality opportunities and resources; parents, community advocates and students.