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State Superintendent Chris Reykdal urges accountability to party platform on education
Summary
State Superintendent Chris Reykdal highlighted K-12 and higher-education priorities, including graduation pathways, investments for students with disabilities and a teacher residency program, and asked delegates to hold elected officials to platform commitments on education funding.
State Superintendent Chris Reykdal told the convention that public education is foundational to the party’s work and described recent state initiatives intended to increase equity and student supports.
"I've given my life to public education," Reykdal said, outlining programs such as expanded graduation pathways, historic investments for students with disabilities, free school meals access and a teacher residency program designed to strengthen recruitment and retention.
Reykdal urged delegates to use the platform debate to hold officials accountable and stressed that implementing educational reforms requires sustained political attention and funding.
Why it matters: Reykdal’s address connects state administrative priorities to party platform work, signaling where delegates may press for concrete funding commitments during the convention’s platform debates.
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