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Marshall Independent | August 05, 2017
Gov. Mark Dayton is a man who keeps his word — and it’s the students throughout Minnesota who are benefiting from his integrity.
On Friday, Dayton announced that 22,500 kids would be heading to preschool this fall because of funding he was able to secure. Since taking office in January 2011, he has invested $2 billion in E-12 education, including an historic $257 million in early learning in order to give kids a solid start. The effort fulfills Dayton’s promise to increase funding for education every year that he is governor — no excuses, no exceptions.
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Pioneer Press | August 05, 2017
On Friday, when announcing the school districts that would get the $50 million one-time cash infusion, Gov. Mark Dayton said he wished the funding could be more — and long term. As he has before, the announcement of the funded programs was accompanied by a map of districts that received the money — and those that applied but were turned away.
Preschool funding was a major issue during this year’s legislative session as Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor battled over the best way to help the youngest learners begin their educations.
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Rochester Post Bulletin | August 05, 2017
Four southeast Minnesota school districts are among the 59 statewide announced Friday that will receive new, one-time funding for school-based pre-kindergarten.
That funding stems from $50 million allocated by the Legislature over the next two years, and will allow an additional 3,000 4-year-olds throughout the state to attend pre-K, according to a news release from Gov. Mark Dayton's office. It will provide another 4,900 children with access to early learning scholarships to allow them to enroll in early learning programs, such as Head Start, school district pre-K or other child care.
Locally, the Austin, Lyle, Rochester and Winona school districts will collectively receive more than $1.1 million, allowing them to send 207 students to school-based pre-K programming
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