Minnesota Governor Vetoes Funding for TFA

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1. ira shor says:

   June 24, 2013 at 2:48 pm

   “the gov questioned why the state should underwrite the wealthy org to supply ill-trained tchrs who don’t plan to stay on the job”!!!!says it all, a no-brainer.

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   • Ms Dee says:

     June 24, 2013 at 3:18 pm

     North Carolina Governor McCrory needs to ask the same question.

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     • Ms. Cartwheel Librarian says:

       June 24, 2013 at 3:21 pm

       Yes he does. And then he needs to come to the logical conclusion.

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2. Manny says:

   June 24, 2013 at 3:06 pm

   It’s nice to have some good news.

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3. searchingforagrainofsanity says:

   June 24, 2013 at 3:25 pm

   We were very pleased he did this… they tried to sneak this into the bill at the last minute. It was a very appropriate use of the line item veto. The governor also signed into law the first significant increase in Higher Ed funding in a very long time.

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4. George Buzzetti says:

   June 24, 2013 at 3:49 pm

   How Kool, The blowback continues. Look at Jimdal in Louisiana also with the reverse charter school law also. Keep it up and turn them back NOW.

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5. zulma says:

   June 24, 2013 at 3:54 pm

   Dear Governor Cuomo,

   Are you reading this and are you asking the same question. It is time for trained educators with very long-term goals of staying in the classroom to be hired and funded. Being a teacher was not meant to be a part-time job nor a temporary position.

   Retired Teacher

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6. Jerry Mc Kenna says:

   June 24, 2013 at 4:06 pm

   Given the job market I don’t see a need to hire temps when full time teachers need jobs. We could probably get excellent teachers from Philadelphia or some other budget busted town.

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   • 2old2tch says:

     June 24, 2013 at 6:17 pm

     I doubt you would have to go far since experienced teachers have been let go all over the country.

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7. twinkie1cat says:

   June 24, 2013 at 4:18 pm

   Strike 1 for the good guys. I am amazed.

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   • 2old2tch says:

     June 24, 2013 at 6:19 pm

     There is something wrong with your analogy…

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     • FLERP! says:

       June 24, 2013 at 8:56 pm

       Maybe the good guys are on the mound?

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   • 2old2tch says:

     June 25, 2013 at 1:13 am

     Thank you, Flerp.

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8. Deb says:

   June 24, 2013 at 5:53 pm

   I had the pleasure of meeting Mark Dayton last fall when he was campaigning up in International Falls, MN. He seems like a genuinely nice man with his mind and heart in the right place. Not a typical “politican”. Rick Nolan was there, too, and he seemed to have the right perspectives. Now that Boise has decided to pull back its presence in International Falls, laying off 265 locals and 35 others, the economy has been hit very hard. I hope they can pull together to keep that community alive. People there are very nice and hard working. of course, the Border Patrol is alive and well up there. We had to move back to Ohio with a different job.

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9. Hannah says:

   June 24, 2013 at 6:02 pm

   YES!

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10. Suzanne Winkel says:

    June 24, 2013 at 7:31 pm

    Mark Dayton for President.

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11. drext727 says:

    June 24, 2013 at 8:14 pm

    Reblogged this on David R. Taylor-Thoughts on Texas Education.

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12. Robert Rendo says:

    June 24, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    I’m glad he vetoed the bill, but where else does he stand precisely on public education and funding it?

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    • searchingforagrainofsanity says:

      June 24, 2013 at 11:55 pm

      Pretty good actually . . Hey signed the following . . .$78 more per student this year, $80 more per student next year, 134 Million for all day K beginning in 2014, 40 Million more for SPED, Increased flexibility in using local measures instead of VAM scores – there is some of the usual reformy stuff..but in general we did pretty well.

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13. Mary Rose O'Leary says:

    June 25, 2013 at 2:51 am

    Good to hear a liberal governor bucking the Democrats for Ed Reform trend. Mazel tov, Minnesota!

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14. retiredbutmissthekids says:

    June 25, 2013 at 3:06 am

    This IS good news, indeed! A REAL Democrat! Send him to Illinois, please!

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