Open letter to MN House Speaker Hortman

Dear Speaker Hortman, 

I am writing to you today, asking that you please work to prioritize public schools within the Minnesota House's budget target allocations. 

From the projected surplus of $9.3 bilion for the current two-year budget cycle, our public schools should receive $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2023, then $3 billion for fiscal year 2024 & $3 billion for 2025.

As a Minneapolis Public School parent to a 4th grader with an IEP for special education services, I •implore• you to nurture the places that have been neglected. 

Our inner-city public schools demand inclusion with this projected wealth distribution.

Thank you for your consideration,

Lacey Welter
Minneapolis, 55406

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