MREA released a map today illustrating where the projected Early Learning Scholarships discussed at the Legislature would go in the coming school year. A thumbnail is below. Click to view the interactive map. Minnesota is poised to begin an Early Learning Scholarship program for children whose family income is less than 185% of federal poverty level. MREA anticipates that about 6,000 … Read More
MREA Releases Map Showing Q Comp Districts
Where are the districts that have schools with Q Comp? MREA released a map today to show to answer this question. A thumbnail of the map is below. Click to view the interactive map. In 2012-13, 60 Minnesota school districts (shown in red on the map) and 62 charter schools (not shown) implemented programs or had been approved to implement … Read More
MREA Map Shows Tax Relief and Equalization in SF 453
MREA released map today showing the tax relief and equalization in SF 453. A thumbnail is below. View the interactive map. SF 453 replaces nearly $34 million in Operating Referendum Levies with State Equalization dollars: Raises Tier 1 Equalization Factor to $586,000, a 13% increase Lowers Tier 2 Equalization Factor to $259,000, a 4% decrease SF 453 Tax Impact on … Read More
MREA Map Shows Impact of HF 630
MREA released a map today showing the tax relief and equalization in HF 630. A thumbnail is below. View the interactive map. HF 630 replaces $28 million in Operating Referendum Levies with State Equalization dollars: Creates Referendum Market Value Equalization Factor (RMVEF) RMVEF will float with state total RMV value and state total PU’s so it maintains somewhat close to current … Read More
MREA Releases Map on Tax Relief and Equalization in EAR
MREA released a map today showing the tax relief and equalization or EAR. Education Enhancement Revenue (EAR) – SF 177 as amended- provides, Tax Relief, Tax Equalization, and Closing the 5th to 95th Gap in Funding per Student. A thumbnail is provided below. View this interactive map by clicking here. What does EAR do? Provides a base $300 per student … Read More
Open Enrollment Map: Students on Move in Minnesota
Where are the students going, where are they coming from, in Minnesota’s Open Enrollment? MREA released a map today to help answer those questions. Minnesota has had open enrollment for over two decades. The map aims to identify any patterns to the student movement. To display trends, the map shows student movement in and out of any district as a … Read More
Map Shows Taxpayer Effort to Raise $1,000 Per Pupil
MREA released a map today that shows the taxpayer effort to raise the average operating revenue to $1,000 per pupil (RMCPU) in Minnesota. At a $1,000 voter approve operating referendum revenue per pupil, two-thirds of school districts’ taxpayers in the state are in the highest level of tax effort required. Nearly all of those districts are in rural Minnesota. A thumbnail … Read More
Map Shows Taypayer Effort to Raise $1,845 Per Pupil
MREA released a today showing the taxpayer effort to raise $1,845 in operating revenue per pupil (RMCPU) in Minnesota. At $1,845 voter approve operating referendum revenue, all the school districts that require above average taxpayer effort are rural Minnesota school districts. The $1,845 represents the current “cap” or maximum allowable referendum per resident pupil applicable to most Minnesota school districts. A … Read More
MREA Releases Map on Special Ed Net Cross Subsidy
MREA released a map today on the special education net cross subsidy value per WADM in 2010. The map aimed to identify any patterns to higher special education costs per pupil. A thumbnail is provided below. Click here to view the interactive map. The 119 higher special education cross subsidies (above $525 per WADM) are in the Twin Cities urban … Read More
Map Shows Inequities Based on 5/95 Percentile
MREA released a map today of the Minnesota Department of Education’s 5th to 95th Percentile Funding Report. This map shows the inequities in funding based on Basic Formula, Equity Aid and Voter Approved Referendums. View the interactive map. Of the three formulas included in this statutorily required report, the voter approved referendum has the largest impact on disparities in funding. 94 districts (28% of … Read More