Minnesota House debates bare-bones budget bill for schools, universities

Minnesota’s teaching corps could become more racially diverse and school districts would need to notify teachers before placing students with violent histories in their classroom, under a budget debated by the Minnesota House on Monday night.

Legislators were considering a GOP-led proposed budget for schools and state colleges and universities that does not spend any new money in the current two-year budget cycle. Instead, spending on some new proposals is expected to be paid for with $55 million from faster repayment of state loans by some school districts. Legislators were still debating the proposal at press time.

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