Spring 2007 - Growth and Justice

CENTER FOR A PROSPEROUS, FAIR &
SUSTAINABLE MINNESOTA ECONOMY
Volume 6
Mar. 2007
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Peter Bachman
Marlana Benzie-Lourey
Ron DeHarpporte
Arlen Erdahl
Lew Freeman
Tom Gegax, Secretary
Sylvia Kaplan
Thomas C. Kayser
Joel Kramer
Mark Lacek
Ross Levin
David Lillehaug
Lee Lynch, Chair
Chris LaVictoire Mahai
Jan Malcolm
Jennifer Martin
Jim McCorkell
Tom McBurney
Michael O’Keefe
Erik Peterson
Jorge Saavedra
Tina Smith
Tene Wells
Betsey Whitbeck, Vice Chair
STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Joel Kramer
ASSociate DIRECTOR
Lori Schaefer
research & policy director
Angie Eilers
Admin. and Program Assistant
Mark Tundel
Business manager
Jennifer Weddell
INSIDE
G&J Explores Governing with
Accountability Project ......................... 3
G&J Engages in Fiscal Debate
at Capitol .................................................. 4
Reaching Wider & Deeper with
Invest for Real Prosperity .................. 5
Thank You 2006 Donors ......................... 6
2324 University Ave. West, Suite 120A
There’s a Whole Lot of
Thinking Going On
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Growth & Justice launches Rethinking
Public Education project
f you’ve tuned in to the debate at the
state capitol this legislative session, you
know there’s a big fiscal discussion
brewing. It’s centered on how much
revenue we have to work with and how much
policymakers are willing to invest in education, health, transportation
and the state’s other needs.
Beyond the question of
how much or even if new
revenue will be allocated,
is the equally important
question of how to invest.
the steering committee on March 14. This
impressive group – representing the full
educational spectrum from early childhood
through adult education, and including parents, teachers, students, and nonprofit, labor
and business leaders – is charged with answer-
Wouldn’t it be fantastic
if the politics and the
subjectivity of these important decisions could
be minimized? What if
the decisions about how
and where to invest could
be based primarily on two
Steering committee members met March 14 to begin to rethink
things: Cost effectiveness
how public education dollars are spent and to recommend how
of best practices and conto invest the next public education dollar.
sensus among key stakeholders? Would this help
policymakers make wise investment choices
ing the question, “Where should we invest our
and do so in powerful ways that help move
next public education dollar?”
the needle on some key measures?
In the project framework, the investments are
Growth & Justice thinks so. As do the 26
geared to a strategic and overarching goal: To
distinguished community leaders we’ve
increase by 50% the number of Minnesota
convened to serve on a steering committee
students who complete a post secondary defor Growth & Justice’s Rethinking Public
gree (technical certificate, associate or bacEducation project.
calaureate degree) by 2020.
The Rethinking Public Education project
officially launched with the first meeting of
St. Paul, MN 55114
phone 651-917-6037
The goal of influencing post secondary degree completion
Continued on page 2
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Rethinking Public Education
is directly related to our Invest for Real
Prosperity strategy to invest in human
capital – a driver of both individual and
state economic prosperity.
A fresh approach
The Rethinking Public Education project
will use an innovative approach to rethinking how we invest in public education in
Minnesota, and how we measure success.
The project will be driven by two key inputs: evidence-based research on the most
cost effective best practices, and a consensus of the steering committee.
“Our aim is to apply cost analyses to measurable educational outcomes from early
learning to post-secondary learning,” said
Angie Eilers, Growth & Justice Research
& Policy Director and the project’s director. “From there we think we can inform
decision makers on how and where to best
invest limited dollars.”
“We’ve also heard from legislators that if
advocacy groups could agree on an agenda,
it would influence how they allocate the
money,” Angie said.
Steering committee members agree. Steering committee member Steve Kelley, a
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public
Affairs Senior Fellow and former K-12
Education Senate Finance Chair, put it this
way: “Our power as a group comes from
Growth & Justice’s resources and reputation, but mostly from the level of consensus
and enthusiasm we have for the work.”
Mary Cecconi, Director of Parents United
Network, said that in the end she wants to
influence policymakers and actually see the
education investments made. “To achieve
this, we need to examine the evidence
and know what works, but also achieving
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consensus among often
competing advocates is
critical,” she said.
Tackling the
project in phases
The group’s work will be
done over the next year in
three distinct phases. This
first phase is designed to
come to consensus on key
measurable educational
outcomes that will drive
the research.
Don Schuld, Mary Cecconi and Laura
“By the end of May, we
LaCroix-Dalluhn discuss the impact a consensus
hope to have clearly idenaround key investment strategies could have.
tified categories or types
of interventions that we
believe would move the
needle on those educational outcomes,”
said Angie Eilers. “Then, we’ll commisOther key players
sion the scholars from across the country
In addition to the steering committee,
who will provide the cost analysis for us
Growth & Justice is enlisting the help of
to consider.”
key stakeholders and experts. A project
advisory council of esteemed scholars and
This is phase two of the project and it will
experts, including the likes of Art Rolnick
culminate with an educational summit in
from the Federal Reserve Bank, economist
the fall where the research is presented
Paul Anton, and David Heistad, Director of
and discussed.
Research, Evaluation and Assessment at
the Minneapolis Public Schools, will meet
In the third phase, the difficult work to
regularly to provide input and help direct
build consensus begins. With the help of
the cost-effectiveness research.
expert facilitator Monica Manning, the
steering committee will work to achieve
Also, a vast array of stakeholders – inconsensus on how to cost-effectively invest
cluding advocacy groups in the educathe next $1 billion in public education, and
tional community, school administrators,
reallocate existing education dollars to get
parents, students and others from across
the best results.
the state will be invited to provide ad hoc
feedback online. Growth & Justice fondly
The goal is to complete this third phase of
calls this important group the project
the work by the spring of 2008 so that it
Cyber-Advisors.
can indeed have influence as the 2008 legislature convenes to determine once again
how much and where to invest.
“Our power as a group comes from Growth & Justice’s
resources and reputation, but mostly from the level of
consensus and enthusiasm we have for the work.” —Steve Kelley
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phone 651-917-6037
fax 651-641-7223
www.growthandjustice.org
Learn more about the
work
Or, visit our website at www.
growthandjustice.org for more information. And watch the Test Tank
where we’ll post questions on some
of the key topics we’re discussing
throughout the project.
There are several ways that you can
learn more about the Rethinking
Public Education project. Growth
& Justice will host an informational
breakfast where you can learn more
about the project scope, its process,
desired goals, and meet some of the
key players. Join us:
Rethinking Public Education
Project Participants
Growth & Justice thanks these
distinguished leaders for their
commitment to our work.
Lee Ann Stephans, Teacher,
Park Spanish Immersion
Elementary
Steering Committee
Judy Temple, Professor,
Humphrey Institute, University of
Minnesota
•••
The first phase of the Rethinking Public Project has been
generously funded by the
Blandin Foundation, Cargill
Foundation, and the Minneapolis Foundation.
Tuesday, April 17
8-10 a.m.
At Growth & Justice
2324 University Ave W.
Main Conference Room (Room F)
Nicola Alexander, Professor,
College of Education, University
of Minnesota
Linda Baer, Sr. Vice Chancellor
for Academic and Student
Affairs, MNSCU
Darlyne Bailey, Dean, College
of Education, University of
Minnesota
Growth & Justice
Explores Governing with
Accountability Project
Meria Carstarphen,
Superintendent, St. Paul Public
Schools
Mary Cecconi, Executive
Director, Parents United for
Public Schools
Maureen Cisneros, Student,
University of Minnesota
Jennifer Godinez, Director,
Minnesota College Access
Network
How do we ensure that our public dollars
in Minnesota are wisely spent to achieve specific outcomes? How
are state and local governments doing today at holding themselves
accountable for measurable results, and what structural or process
changes could we make in our governments in order to do better?
These are the questions Growth & Justice is asking in a new project
we’re exploring called “Governing with Accountability.” Anne Knapp,
a recently retired business leader, is leading the exploration of this
topic for Growth & Justice. The focus will be on the three major
spending areas of education, health, and transportation, but the
conclusions could apply to all government spending.
“The project will not offer judgment on specific programmatic
initiatives,” Anne says, “but will look instead at the ingredients for
delivering results and holding players accountable – regardless of
the program.”
Part of the “Governing with Accountability” charter, Anne says, will
be to wrestle with an important paradox—that while citizens’ demands for government performance and accountability are intensifying, the realities of policy development, public funding and service
delivery are becoming so complex that they seem to nearly defy
effective management and oversight.
•••
If you have thoughts about this project or would like to get involved,
email Anne Knapp at aknapp@mm.com.
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St. Paul, MN 55114
Lynn Haglin, Vice President/
KIDS PLUS Director, Northland
Foundation
Jerry Halverson, Sr. Faculty,
Capella University
Vernae Hasbargen, Senior
Legislative Analyst, Minnesota
Rural Education Association
Dave Jennings, Superintendant,
ISD #12
Robert Johnson, Professor,
St. Cloud State University
Steve Kelley, Senior Fellow,
Humphrey Institute, University of
Minnesota
Laura LaCroix-Dalluhn,
Executive Director, Youth
Community Connections
Jim Meffert-Nelson, Chair,
Minnesota Children’s Platform
Coalition
Todd Otis, President, Ready 4 K
Eugene Piccolo, Executive
Director, Minnesota Association
of Charter Schools
Peter Sadowski, Education
Chair, Minnesota Chamber of
Commerce
Don Schuld, Assistant
Superintendent, Stillwater Area
Schools
Jim Southwick, Lawyer,
Medtronic
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fax 651-641-7223
Neal Thao, Faculty, Metro State
University
Greg Vandal, Superintendent,
Sauk Rapids-Rice School District
Larry Wicks, Executive Director,
Education Minnesota
Pam Willard, Director,
Bolden Heart Childcare Center
Monica Manning, Facilitator,
The Nova Group
Advisory Council
John Brandl, Professor,
Professor, Humphrey Institute,
University of Minnesota
Arthur Reynolds, Professor,
University of Minnesota Institute
of Child Development
Art Rolnick, Senior Vice
President and Director of
Research, Federal Reserve Bank
of Minneapolis
David Heistad, Director of
Research, Evaluation and
Assessment, Minneapolis Public
Schools
Deborah Dillon, Professor of
Curriculum and Instruction,
University of Minnesota
Stuart Yeh, Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Educational Policy and
Administration, University of
Minnesota
Van Mueller, Professor Emeritus,
Dept. of Educational Policy and
Administration, University of
Minnesota
Dan Mueller, Associate Director,
Wilder Research
Paul Anton, Chief Economist,
Wilder Research
Sandy Christensen, Professor,
Dept. of Educational Psychology,
University of Minnesota
Mark Van Ryzin, PhD Student,
University of Minnesota-Twin
Cities
Cathy Jordan, Executive
Director, Children, Youth and
Family Consortium
Karen Seashore, Professor,
Dept. of Educational Policy and
Administration, University of
Minnesota
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Growth & Justice Engages in the
Fiscal Debate at the Capitol
here’s a lively debate going on at
the capitol in St. Paul about the
size of the fiscal pie for the next
two years, and Growth & Justice
is actively engaged on a number of levels.
One route is talking to key legislators
– caucus leaders and committee chairs. Joel
Kramer and Lori Schaefer have met private-
ly with all the key leaders, and have urged
them to think strategically about revenue
adequacy – to adopt the Price of Government
approach used in the Invest for Real Prosperity strategy. That means that state and local
revenues should be measured as a share of
Minnesota personal income.
Measured that way, we have less government now than a decade ago, and unless we
do something about it, we’ll have still less
every year going forward, because our current revenue system is growing more slowly
than our economy.
In this way, a regressive tax can raise 75% of
the revenue it would have raised without the
credit, and yet about half of all Minnesotans
would not feel the effect.
At the same time, G&J is also working with
advocacy groups to develop a common fiscal
message that goes something like this: We
know that what we’re advocating requires
new revenues, but it will
pay off for Minnesota
in the long run. We support raising that revenue
fairly and investing it
wisely, as part of a disciplined and strategic fiscal
framework.
The third leg of the stool
is talking to the public
about what has happened
to the size of the fiscal pie, what the consequences are, and how
to do better. Our active
communications efforts around Invest for
Real Prosperity are the key. We’re conducting community forums and writing op eds
around the state. (See article on page 5.)
In the end, it is public pressure that moves
the legislature. While educating the public
about what’s really happening with taxing and spending is a long-term process,
we’re working hard to make a difference
this spring, when some major decisions are
being made.
Urge State Leaders
to Invest in a
Better Minnesota
Join Growth & Justice and a coalition
of groups to send a message to state
leaders: We need to invest more in
Minnesota. The evidence shows that
states that invest more, do better. But
some quality of life trends in Minnesota are headed in the wrong direction, as we invest less of our growing
economic capacity in education,
health care and transportation.
The coalition is creating a website
where you can add your voice to
others sending the same message.
Minnesota is still a great state, but we
can do better. Let’s raise the money
fairly to create prosperity that will
strengthen our families and give kids a
better start in life.
Visit www.InvestinMN.org to send a
message.
Joel has also discussed with influential legislators how they can raise revenue in ways
that don’t ask for more from households
struggling to make ends meet. The solution has two parts: (1) raise income taxes
on higher-income households, and (2) for
all other tax increases, such as the gas or
sales tax, introduce a fairness credit, so that
lower-income and many middle-income
households end up getting back on average
whatever the tax would cost people at their
income level.
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phone 651-917-6037
fax 651-641-7223
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Reaching Wider and Deeper
with Invest for Real Prosperity
B
y one key measure, our “Invest
for Real Prosperity” project is
a success. After all, a think tank
is supposed to influence public
discourse by putting new policy ideas into
play. And the major themes and principles
of the “Invest for Real Prosperity” strategy
are certainly cropping up all over — in the
media, in policy proposals at the state legislature, and in political debate.
But Growth & Justice is a think and do tank,
which means we combine independent research
with civic engagement. The second half of our
mission is important, because ultimately, that’s
how policy change comes about.
In addition to influencing the debate, we want
to increase broad-based, visible support for
the Invest for Real Prosperity principles:
1) Invest in people and places to build
economic capacity;
2) Raise the revenue fairly; and
3) Maintain fiscal discipline and accountability for results.
So, in 2007, as our education and government
effectiveness projects gain momentum, we’ll
also be advancing the engagement and advocacy phase of “Invest for Real Prosperity.”
Reaching key audiences
Three primary groups play key roles in policy
change. Policymakers — legislators, the
governor, agency leaders, key staff, local officials, and the policy experts who have their
ears — are an obvious target audience. We
also want to reach groups and coalitions that
advocate for progressive policies, such as
Minnesota is Watching, the Children’s Platform Coalition, and Education Minnesota.
Finally, informed citizens statewide are vital
to gain legislative support for a progressive
fiscal agenda.
Here are some of the ways Growth & Justice
will be reaching out to these groups in the
months ahead.
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Policymakers. We’ve already met with a
number of legislative leaders
on the subject of
the budget and
taxation, sharing our research
and the strategic framework
in a 16-page report. We’re not
pushing specific
proposals, but
rather urging the
adoption of the Invest for Real Prosperity
principles as proposals are considered.
Advocates. While individual advocacy
groups will focus on education, health care,
transportation, or other initiatives, they may
have more impact overall if they reinforce
shared principles on fiscal matters. Growth
& Justice has been collaborating with the
Minnesota is Watching Coalition and other
advocacy groups to ensure that when they
carry their message to the capitol, legislators
hear common themes of investment, fairness,
and fiscal responsibility. We believe it is
working and thus the overall fiscal message
is amplified.
Citizens. Demonstrating local support for the
Invest for Real Prosperity principles is essential to building the political will to invest for
the long term. It’s also the greatest challenge,
since the state has been subjected to a steady
30-year chorus of “government is the problem” and “No New Taxes” rhetoric. Only a
small proportion of citizens are motivated
to get beyond the sound bites to understand
state fiscal practices at a more nuanced level.
However, these informed citizens can begin
to influence and inform others.
Growth & Justice will be increasing outreach to citizens through several initiatives.
Community forums provide an opportunity
for citizens and their local officials to discuss how state fiscal policy relates to local
concerns. We’re also enlisting citizens to
become more engaged advocates for public
investment.
St. Paul, MN 55114
phone 651-917-6037
Growth & Justice is taking
its Invest for Real Prosperity strategy to the citizens
of Minnesota in a series
of free, open community
forums this spring. Please
feel free to join us at one
of these forums around
the state.
Mankato Community Forum
Saturday, March 31, 2007
10:00 AM to 11:30AM
South Central College
Conference Center B
1920 Lee Boulevard
North Mankato, MN
Duluth Community Forum
Thursday, April 26, 2007
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
First United Methodist Church
(The Coppertop)
230 E. Skyline Parkway,
Duluth, MN
Northfield Community Forum
Saturday, May 5, 2007
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Northfield Community Resource
Center
Room SS103
1651 Jefferson Parkway
Northfield, MN
Don’t see your community on the
list? Call Lori Schaefer at 651251-0676 if you would like to host
Growth & Justice for a forum in
your area.
fax 651-641-7223
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Thank You
2006 Donors
The work of Growth & Justice would not
be possible without the support of a long
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Your investment in Growth & Justice has
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THANK YOU 2006
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More Changes at Growth & Justice
GROWTH & JUSTICE
is a think tank for Minnesota economic
policy focused on achieving economic
growth, economic justice, and environmental sustainability simultaneously.
•••
GROWTH & JUSTICE believes that
at a time of deep partisan division,
Minnesotans can unite around one goal:
a state economy that is strong and
growing, while providing a decent
standard of living for all.
Growth & Justice Searching
for New President
T
he search for a new president for
Growth & Justice is moving along
briskly.
A search committee of the board of directors, under the chairmanship of Michael
O’Keefe, has reviewed a list of prospects
presented by Rebecca Yanisch of KeyStone
Search, who was hired to conduct the search.
The committee decided on a set of people
to interview, and those interviews are now
being conducted. The goal is to recommend a hire to the full board of directors
this spring.
Joel Kramer, the founder and executive
director of Growth & Justice, said that the
new president will take over an organization
that has grown substantially since it started
four and a half years ago, and is poised
for continued growth in both its size and
influence.
A
s a small and growing nonprofit,
Growth & Justice is always
happy to welcome new faces
into the fold. Over the last several years
we’ve managed to attract top talent, and
many of those people offer their time
on a volunteer basis. Please join us in
welcoming:
Anne Knapp: Anne
joined Growth & Justice part-time this year
to frame our next big
initiative – the Government AccountabilAnne Knapp
ity project (see story
page 3). She brings a
strong combination of business, legislative and political experience, as well as
proven strategic leadership skills, which
will be critical to this project’s success.
Anne recently retired from a distinguished career in business; most recently
she was the Executive Vice President of
corporate development with Residential
Capital Corporation (GMAC-RFC).
Charlie Quimby: As our first Communications Fellow, Charlie officially
joined Growth & Justice earlier this year
but he has been in the fold since 2005.
Charlie assisted with presentation materials for the Rethinking Minnesota Taxes
study, worked on the launch of Invest
for Real Prosperity, and helped establish
the Growth & Justice
Test Tank. Charlie
led Words At Work,
the marketing communications firm he
founded, from 1988
to 2005. At G&J,
Charlie Quimby Charlie will write
and blog on various
economic issues and help us influence
the public debate.
Mark Tundel: Mark is the newest member of the Growth & Justice team, joining
us in February as our Administrative and
Program Assistant.
Mark studied culinary
management for three
years at Art Institutes
International. Prior to
that, he worked for
MICAH, The Metropolitan Interfaith
Council on AffordMark Tundel
able Housing, and
as a canvasser for the 2002 Wellstone
campaign. Mark provides project, organizational and administrative support to
Growth & Justice.
We also welcome Joanie Lofgren as a
Research Assistant on the Rethinking
Public Education project, and Anna
Waltho, communications and advocacy
intern.
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“I am proud of the work we have done to
create and develop this important voice for
progressive economic outcomes in Minnesota,” Joel said. “Now I’m looking forward
to turning it over to a new generation of
leadership and taking on a different role
for myself.”
Lee Lynch, who has been chair of the board
of Growth & Justice for four years, said that
the board wants to elect Joel as the next chair
as soon as the new president starts work.
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