Coffee, coding, and cats. Education policy wonk working at Bellwether. Former high school teacher. Born and raised Minneapolitan still living in Minneapolis. https://bsky.app/profile/minnekrista.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/minnekrista.bsky.social/post/3kfdjpeqbeo2gUsing only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Nov 2023 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:ysvrljcdzqr2psro2ynqa6mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfdjpeqbeo2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/minnekrista.bsky.social/post/3kea7uoqiz32yGreat piece by @bethhawkins.bsky.social about challenges MN faces in recruiting and retaining special education teachers: A 74 analysis shows Minnesota could fill its vacancies 3X over if it lured back special ed teachers from less-grueling regular ed classrooms https://www.the74million.org/article/exclusive-data-more-than-1500-minnesota-special-ed-teachers-are-working-in-regular-ed-classrooms/15 Nov 2023 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:ysvrljcdzqr2psro2ynqa6mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kea7uoqiz32yhttps://bsky.app/profile/minnekrista.bsky.social/post/3kbxethhrm32yBellwether's Team Education Finance strikes again! Lasting Change: A Policy Playbook for Improving State K-12 Finance Systems, offers concrete guidance for advocates, policymakers & education leaders looking to influence K-12 funding reform.   https://bellwether.org/publications/lasting-change/17 Oct 2023 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:ysvrljcdzqr2psro2ynqa6mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbxethhrm32yhttps://bsky.app/profile/minnekrista.bsky.social/post/3kbkw43k2p72oI've said it once, and I will say it again. It should be illegal for states and districts to publish their data only as a PDF.12 Oct 2023 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:ysvrljcdzqr2psro2ynqa6mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbkw43k2p72ohttps://bsky.app/profile/minnekrista.bsky.social/post/3kbierwpq5m2tSplitting the Bill: A Bellwether Series on Education Finance Equity gives advocates, state policymakers & other stakeholders a crash course in the fundamentals of education finance. We have updated & re-released the original 9 briefs from 2021 along with 3 new briefs. https://bellwether.org/publications/splitting-the-bill/11 Oct 2023 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:ysvrljcdzqr2psro2ynqa6mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbierwpq5m2thttps://bsky.app/profile/minnekrista.bsky.social/post/3kbdfkz3gre23The US birth rate is continuing to decline due to a host of factors, including lack of family-friendly policies. Declining birth rates and shifting enrollment patterns are impacting K-12 schools and the funding districts receive based on per-pupil revenues. https://www.k12dive.com/news/state-of-babies/695946/09 Oct 2023 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:ysvrljcdzqr2psro2ynqa6mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbdfkz3gre23https://bsky.app/profile/minnekrista.bsky.social/post/3kb3vs7fwok2aIn 2022 Minnesota law enforcement agencies seized & kept more than $3.1 million in cash, vehicles & other property from individuals who WERE NOT convicted of criminal wrongdoing. Adds up to one-third of total 2022 asset forfeiture haul made by state agencies. https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/10/06/minnesota-cops-take-millions-of-dollars-from-people-without-criminal-convictions/?emci=884d552e-5f64-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&emdi=02d686cb-6064-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&ceid=37933506 Oct 2023 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:ysvrljcdzqr2psro2ynqa6mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb3vs7fwok2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/minnekrista.bsky.social/post/3kb3n4kfbwl2iAbout 1,100 children from 20 Indigenous tribes attended the Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School for 17 years. For many of them, “school” meant forced labor, forced assimilation, and abuse. Not a real education. At least 31 students died, far from their families. https://co.chalkbeat.org/2023/10/5/23903104/colorado-federal-indian-boarding-school-report-education-k12-college06 Oct 2023 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:ysvrljcdzqr2psro2ynqa6mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb3n4kfbwl2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/minnekrista.bsky.social/post/3kakdwjdzaw2iEarly ed, K-12 make plans for a government shutdown Immediate concerns center on Head Start, Impact Aid and school meals, advocates said. A prolonged shutdown would make situations worse. https://www.k12dive.com/news/Educators-prepare-for-government-shutdown/695146/29 Sep 2023 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:ysvrljcdzqr2psro2ynqa6mr/app.bsky.feed.post/3kakdwjdzaw2i