State of Minnesota to give $20M in special education grants to schools

(St. Paul, MN)  --  The state will give nearly 20-million dollars to schools around Minnesota to help hire more special education teachers.  

The grants announced yesterday will go to 25 school districts, charter schools and cooperatives, including about 13-million to organizations outside the Twin Cities.  

Governor Walz called the grants a big step on the path to building the state's education workforce.  

Another ten-million in grants will be awarded later this year.