Local DFL Candidates Attending Education Forum in Eagan

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Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the Minnesota DFL House Caucus.

With the new school year underway, DFL legislators and candidates will host an education forum on Wednesday, Sept. 19 to discuss the state of education in south metro schools.

At the forum, state representatives and DFL candidates will talk about the state budget and its real impact on south metro schoolsover the past two years. In 2011, the state legislature voted to borrow over $2 billion from Minnesota schools with no plan topay them back. Local teachers and administrators from south metro schools will join the candidates to discuss what impact theyare seeing in their schools.

WHO:

• State Rep. Ryan Winkler (DFL – Golden Valley)
• State Rep. Carlos Mariani (DFL – St. Paul)
• Laurie Halverson, candidate HD 51B
• Will Morgan, candidate HD 56B
• Sandy Masin, candidate HD 51A
• Roberta Gibbons, candidate HD57A

WHAT:

• South Metro Education Forum

WHERE:

• Wescott Library, 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan, MN 55123

WHEN:

• 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19