Dayton outlines school improvement plan
DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton says he would need up to four years and some yet-to-be determined money to implement his proposed K-12 education agenda.
Dayton stood outside a St. Paul elementary school today to highlight a proposal ranging from lower class sizes to classroom technology upgrades. But with the state facing a projected $5.8 billion budget deficit, Dayton said the funding for his education plan is still a work in progress.
"It does involve committing additional resources, which is the reason that I am committed also to raising revenues progressively, so that we can restore our commitment to out children," Dayton said.
Dayton said his immediate priority for schools is to maintain the funding levels already in statute, and payback a school-funding shift, if possible.
A state Republican party official dismissed the proposal as a big promise with no money behind it.
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