This website paid for by "Ropes for Senate" Committee, Joliene Olson, Treasurer 416 W. Howard St., Winona, MN 55987
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Education: the Ropes Course
Funding for K-12 schooling in
Minnesota comes mostly from
property tax:
True
False
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What is Minnesota's rank compared
to the other states, for total
expenditures per pupil, for the
Elementary-through-12 grades?
(1st is the greatest amount of
money per pupil, 50th is least
amount of money):
4th 9th 15th 20th
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In Minnesota, the gap between
White and Black pupil performance
on proficiency testing of basic
education skills is more extreme
than the gap in every other state
in the U.S.:
True
False
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On 1/9/2006, Governor Pawlenty
proposed that schools be required to
use 70% of their funds "in the
classroom". What's the current
average percentage of funds used in
Minnesota schools for "classroom"
purposes, by the Governor's criteria?
53% 58% 63% 69%
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Minnesota school district budgets
have not kept up with needs. Our
educational standards are lacking,
and soon will not provide the
skills needed by individuals and
businesses to compete in the world
economy:
True
False
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