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Service to Success coordinates Minnesota’s public service programs and connects them to education and career pathways; so serving your community can lead to a stable, meaningful career. What it is:The Service to Success Initiative is a statewide effort to better coordinate, expand, and promote public service opportunities—and connect them to clear career and education pathways.…
What’s proposed:A one-time $30 million General Fund appropriation in FY 2026 to cover summer unemployment insurance (UI) costs for hourly school workers. Why this is needed: Who benefits: How the money is used: Cost context: Budget side effect: Impact on students and families: Bottom line:This is a stopgap funding fix to cover a state-mandated benefit…
Starts on Page 17 *“hold-harmless” means: Schools are protected from losing funding because of a formula or data change, even if the new calculation would otherwise give them less money. Plain-English explanation “If the new formula would give you less money than before, you keep the higher amount anyway.” Minnesota changed how compensatory revenue is…
Elizabeth Hanke for Mankato School Board 