ABMAF Andrea Todd-Harlin Education Ad Fact Check

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NARRATOR:

A good education is the key to
success for our children and
our state.

But politician Andrea Tod-
Harlin would join Tea Party
Republicans, who cut 700
million dollars from Minnesota
schools




Kids in school



Students in class
Graphic: Andrea Todd-
Harlin: Tea Party Agenda:
Cut Education by $700
Million
Source: House Special
Session Journal 33, 7/19/11







House Republicans Voted To Take $700
Million From Minnesotas Schools In
July 2011. On July 19, 2011, House
Republicans voted for HF 26, the special
session education bill that included a $700
million money shift from K-12 school
spending. [HF 26, special session, House
Journal 33, 07/19/11]
Including 80 million
from local schools
Teacher working one on
one with student
Graphic: Andrea Todd-
Harlin: Cut $80 Million
from Local Schools
Source: Minnesota Dept. of
Education, 02/22/12
Shifting That Money From Schools
Caused Local Schools to Lose Over $50
Million. Burnsville, Rosemount-Apple
Valley-Eagan, and West St. Paul-Mendota
Heights-Eagan schools lost over $50 million
because of House Republicans vote.
[Minnesota Department of Education, FY
2012 State School Aid, Amount Payable
Current, and Final Payment, 02/22/12]
That means teacher
layoffs and larger class
sizes
Crowded classroom
Graphic: Andrea Todd-
Harlin: Tea Party Agenda:
Larger Class Sizes

All to protect tax breaks
for corporations that
hide profits overseas.
Child in class looks at
camera
Graphic: Andrea Todd-
Harlin: Tea Party Agenda:
Tea Breaks for
Corporations
Source: Office of the
Governor, 07/01/11
Republicans Rejected a Budget Offer
That Closed Corporate Tax Loopholes In
July 2011. Governor Daytons June 30,
2011 budget offer, which Republicans
rejected, would have closed corporate tax
loopholes to save $303 million. [Office of
the Governor, 07/01/11]
We need leaders who
support our schools.

Andrea Todd-Harlin has
the wrong priorities for
Minnesota.
Students working with
teacher

Classroom
Graphic: Andrea Todd-
Harlin: WRONG for

Minnesota

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