[Updated February 3rd, 2022]

Way to Grow is proud to endorse the Page Amendment in partnership with Our Children MN.

The 2022 Minnesota legislative session (#MNLEG) began this week, and we need your help to get the Page Amendment on the November ballot.

According to a 2019 report published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minnesota students of color, as well as families with lower incomes, face one of the largest achievement gaps in the nation.  

The Page Amendment is a proposed bipartisan amendment to the Minnesota State Constitution that would provide all children with a civil right to quality public education. Named after former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, The Page Amendment would read: 

 “All children have a fundamental right to a quality public education that fully prepares them with the skills necessary for participation in the economy, our democracy, and society, as measured against uniform achievement standards set forth by the state. It is a paramount duty of the state to ensure quality public schools that fulfill this fundamental right.” 

Several attempts have been made to close the education gap in Minnesota over the last several decades, but the Page Amendment is the first to establish quality public education as a civil right.  All children have a fundamental right to a quality public education that fully prepares them with the skills necessary for participation in the economy, our democracy, and society, as measured against uniform achievement standards set forth by the state. It is a paramount duty of the state to ensure quality public schools that fulfill this fundamental right.

Closing the achievement gap in Minnesota is at the very core of Way to Grow’s mission. For more information about the Page Amendment, visit https://ourchildrenmn.com/. 

Minnesota’s Congressional Districts and their Representatives:

1. Jim Hagedorn
2. Angie Craig
3. Dean Phillips
4. Betty McCollum
5. Ilhan Omar
6. Tom Emmer
7. Michelle Fischbach
8. Pete Stauber