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Almost 40 percent of the state budget goes to preschool through high school education – around $25 billion over two years. 

For school districts, state dollars make up most of what gets spent on classroom costs, from teacher salaries to specialists to materials. So it’s no surprise that the education budget bill is always one of the last to come together. 

MPR News politics editor discusses what’s happening in schools and the direction state lawmakers might go when setting a new education budget.  

The Legislature’s finale is near, but the new state budget is still a work in progress. And it’s going to take some long days and long nights to meet the May 19 adjournment deadline. 

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As Legislature’s mandatory adjournment approaches, lawmakers remain hung up on a budget, including how much to send to school districts and for what. 

Incomplete grade as lawmakers hammer out school aid deal

Small children sit at desks in a classroom. A teacher, a female, stands at the front of the room and speaks to them.

Politics Friday: Incomplete grade as lawmakers hammer out school aid deal

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