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    Governor Dayton is committed to building a better Minnesota through investments in education. His priorities include increasing funding for K-12 schools, early childhood education, and making college more affordable. Governor Dayton also focuses on workforce training to help Minnesotans gain the skills needed for today's economy. Under his leadership, the state has seen increases in school funding, early learning programs, college attendance, and training for workers and unemployed adults in areas such as math, technology, and financial literacy. Improving early literacy is also a key goal, with investments showing promising results in third grade reading scores.

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    Governor Dayton is committed to building a better Minnesota through investments in education. His priorities include increasing funding for K-12 schools, early childhood education, and making college more affordable. Governor Dayton also focuses on workforce training to help Minnesotans gain the skills needed for today's economy. Under his leadership, the state has seen increases in school funding, early learning programs, college attendance, and training for workers and unemployed adults in areas such as math, technology, and financial literacy. Improving early literacy is also a key goal, with investments showing promising results in third grade reading scores.

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    Building a Better Minnesota

    Minnesotans Have the Education and Skills Needed to Achieve Their Goals Building a better Minnesota starts with giving our children and workforce a world-class education, and the skills they need to succeed in a global economy. That is why Governor Dayton is strongly committed to providing more funding for K-12 classrooms and early childhood education, increasing per pupil spending, and making college more affordable for Minnesotans. Governor Dayton is also focused on helping working Minnesotans access the education and workforce training they need to compete in todays economy.

    Governor Mark Dayton

    EDU C AT ION

    Delivering Results
    Increasing School Funding. Provided a $100 per pupil increase on the school funding formula, resulting in a $132 million total increase. Funding Early Learning Programs. Invested $16 million of state funds and federal grants in early learning scholarships for Minnesota families, helping an estimated 1,200 kids attend high quality preschool or childcare they otherwise would not have been able to attend. Helping Students Graduate. Developed a new accountability system that gives parents and teachers a clearer picture of how schools and students are making progress toward graduation. Encouraging Students to Apply for College. Sponsored College Application Week, waiving application fees. Included a special focus on underrepresented communities. Saw a 200% increase in applications. Training Minnesotas Workforce. Funded 67 workforce training projects through postsecondary training institutions, helping 88 Minnesota businesses improve the skills of over 10,000 new and existing workers. Helping Working Adults Achieve a College Education. Helped 2,000 working adults achieve a college education 88% of participants earned college credit; 64% advanced their career or gained new employment. Teaching Minnesotans to Use Computers and Technology. Supported 38 sites for Digital Literacy Training statewide. Hosted more than 9,500 hours of literacy training events attended by over 6,800 Minnesotans. Helping Workers Succeed in Math. Partnered with 182 Minnesota businesses to train over 2,800 job seekers in high-demand math skills. Training Unemployed Workers. Vocational Rehabilitation Services has helped re-train, and re-employ nearly 5,000 unemployed workers. Focusing on Financial Literacy. Developed an interagency work group on financial literacy, collaborating across 10 state agencies and engaging hundreds of stakeholders to improve the financial fitness of Minnesotans. Getting Kids Outdoors. Over 2,000 teachers and 30,000 students have participated in school forest classrooms, learning math, science, social studies and other core subjects in outdoor settings.

    Teaching Kids to Read Well


    Reading is the cornerstone of all learning. That is why making sure every child is reading well by third grade is key to overall student success. In 2011, Governor Dayton invested more than $55 million in early literacy. The Department of Education worked with every school district to develop local literacy plans that outline how curriculum, instruction, and assessments will be used to improve third grade reading scores. Early results of this key investment are promising: in 2012, students in grades 3-8 made substantial overall gains in reading, with notable progress among American Indian and Hispanic students.

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