Educating Minnesota
The timing of this report has got to be giving the DFL leadership heartburn.
"Minnesota is near the top of the nation when it comes to preparing its children for a successful career, according to a study released today by Education Week.
"From Cradle to Career: Connecting American Education from Birth Through Adulthood," ranks Minnesota third in giving its children the best chance for success as educated, wage-earning adults. Only Virginia and Connecticut scored higher."
We're number 3?!?!?! But if you listened to the Democratic candidates and Education Minnesota during the last campaign you would have sworn that we were smack dab in the middle of an education crisis!
The report also said that Minnesota scored very well in many of the key scoring points.
"Minnesota showed particularly well in several key areas, including:
Family Income. More than 72 percent of Minnesota children come from families earning 200 percent or more of poverty level. Nationally, just 60 percent of Americans earn at that level.
Parent Education. Nearly 55 percent of Minnesota children had at least one parent with a post-secondary degree. The national average: 42.5 percent.
Parental Employment. More than 76 percent of Minnesota children had at least one parent working full-time, year-round. Nationally, it's 71 percent.
Elementary Reading. Thirty-eight percent of Minnesota fourth-graders were proficient on the National Assessements of Educational Progress. The national average is just under 30 percent.
Middle School Mathematics. Forty-three percent of Minnesota eighth-graders were proficient on national math tests. That compares to 28.5 percent nationally.
High School Graduation. Minnesota's 79 percent graduation rate is 10 points better than the national average.
Adult Educational Attainment. Forty-four percent of Minnesota adults have a two-year or four-year degree; the national average is 37 percent."
Which again shows that the doom and gloom picture of Minnesota that the DFL painted during the election was disengenuous.
There was good news for Education Minnesota in this story.
"An area where Minnesota failed to outpace the rest of the country is in early childhood education. When it comes to pre-school enrollment and kindergarten enrollment, there is room for improvement, the report's authors acknowledged."
Oh goodie....there is still some room for a crisis.
A very wise conservative (Rush Limbaugh I believe it was) said that government bureaucracies have to continue to manufacture these "crisis" in order to justify continuation of the bureaucracy. It is time to pull away the curtain and show that the crisis as it is...nonexistant!
"Minnesota is near the top of the nation when it comes to preparing its children for a successful career, according to a study released today by Education Week.
"From Cradle to Career: Connecting American Education from Birth Through Adulthood," ranks Minnesota third in giving its children the best chance for success as educated, wage-earning adults. Only Virginia and Connecticut scored higher."
We're number 3?!?!?! But if you listened to the Democratic candidates and Education Minnesota during the last campaign you would have sworn that we were smack dab in the middle of an education crisis!
The report also said that Minnesota scored very well in many of the key scoring points.
"Minnesota showed particularly well in several key areas, including:
Family Income. More than 72 percent of Minnesota children come from families earning 200 percent or more of poverty level. Nationally, just 60 percent of Americans earn at that level.
Parent Education. Nearly 55 percent of Minnesota children had at least one parent with a post-secondary degree. The national average: 42.5 percent.
Parental Employment. More than 76 percent of Minnesota children had at least one parent working full-time, year-round. Nationally, it's 71 percent.
Elementary Reading. Thirty-eight percent of Minnesota fourth-graders were proficient on the National Assessements of Educational Progress. The national average is just under 30 percent.
Middle School Mathematics. Forty-three percent of Minnesota eighth-graders were proficient on national math tests. That compares to 28.5 percent nationally.
High School Graduation. Minnesota's 79 percent graduation rate is 10 points better than the national average.
Adult Educational Attainment. Forty-four percent of Minnesota adults have a two-year or four-year degree; the national average is 37 percent."
Which again shows that the doom and gloom picture of Minnesota that the DFL painted during the election was disengenuous.
There was good news for Education Minnesota in this story.
"An area where Minnesota failed to outpace the rest of the country is in early childhood education. When it comes to pre-school enrollment and kindergarten enrollment, there is room for improvement, the report's authors acknowledged."
Oh goodie....there is still some room for a crisis.
A very wise conservative (Rush Limbaugh I believe it was) said that government bureaucracies have to continue to manufacture these "crisis" in order to justify continuation of the bureaucracy. It is time to pull away the curtain and show that the crisis as it is...nonexistant!
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