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Tim Walz on Education
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Vouchers for public schools; tax incentives for college
Indicate which principles you support regarding education. - Allow parents to use vouchers, (equal opportunity scholarships) to send their children to any public school.
- Increase funding for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings,
infrastructure, technology).
- Increase funding of programs such as Pell grants and Stafford loans to help students pay for college.
- Support federal tax incentives to help families save for college.
Source: 2006 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
, Nov 7, 2006
Recognized as the 2003 Minnesota Teacher of Excellence
After high school, Tim accepted a temporary teaching position at the Native American Reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It was this experience that convinced Tim to follow his father's lead. "My father was a teacher--I learned early on that the
opportunity to help students learn and achieve their goals is incredibly rewarding."Harvard University offered Tim an opportunity to gain a new perspective on global education by teaching in the People's Republic of China in 1989-90, where he joined
of one of the first government-approved groups of American teachers to work in Chinese high schools.
Following his return to Nebraska in 1990, Tim developed a program of cooperation between American and Chinese students. He created a small business--
Educational Travel Adventures, Inc.--through which he led annual educational trips to China for American high school students. Tim's inspiring approach to teaching gained him recognition as the 2003 Minnesota Teacher of Excellence.
Source: 2018 Minnesota governor campaign website WalzForGovernor.org
, May 2, 2017
Student Non-Discrimination Act: address anti-gay bullying
As a former teacher at Mankato West High School, I know that bullying is a serious problem in our schools and steps must be taken to eliminate it. No student deserves to feel ashamed or embarrassed about who they are and we must ensure that our
children attend schools where they can concentrate on learning without being teased or harassed by others.I strongly support the prevention of bullying and the work many organizations do to eliminate it.
I have supported legislation such as H.R. 1652, the Student Non-Discrimination Act, which would prevent any school program that receives federal funding from discriminating against students based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation.
I am a co-sponsor of this legislation because I feel every student deserves to learn in a safe environment.
Source: 2018 MN gubernatorial campaign website walz.house.gov
, May 2, 2017
2 years tuition-free education at MN state institutions
Q: Increase state funding for higher education?Jeff Johnson (R): Unknown.
Tim Walz (D): Yes. Wants to provide 2 years tuition-free education at MN state institutions for families making $125K/year or less.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Minnesota Governor race
, Oct 9, 2018
Fully fund pre-K-to-12; make Minnesota the education state
Q: Increase funding for K-12 education?Jeff Johnson (R): No. Says money won't solve problems.
Tim Walz (D): Yes. Wants to fully fund pre-K & K-12 education, making Minnesota the "education state."
Q: Provide vouchers to parents to send their
children to private schools with public money?
Johnson: Yes. Wants to allow parents vouchers to move their children out of failing schools.
Walz: No. Sees a need to keep funding public schools, "not diverting it into voucher programs."
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Minnesota Governor race
, Oct 9, 2018
Reform school financing, reflect diverse student body
I unveiled a new education plan this year. Named Due North, the plan serves as a guide toward a future where every child receives a high-quality education, no matter where they live or what they look like. This plan would tackle the racial and
geographic opportunity gap by dramatically reforming school financing, expanding access to rigorous coursework, and ensuring our curriculum and teacher workforce better reflect our increasingly diverse student body.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to the Minnesota legislature
, Mar 28, 2021
Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015.
Walz co-sponsored Student Loan Affordability Act
Congressional Summary:Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Federal Direct Stafford loans to loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2015. Replaces the [termination date of] 2013 with 2015.
Proponent`s argument for bill:(US PIRG press release): The Student Loan Affordability Act keeps interest rates affordable for students over the next two years. If Congress fails to act by July 1, interest rates on federal Subsidized Stafford Loans will double from 3.4% to 6.8%. That would hike the cost of college by $1,000 per student, per loan, for over 7 million students across the country. The bill pays for extending the current interest rates through 2015 by closing three non-education tax loopholes.
Opponent`s argument against bill:(Rep. Tom Cotton, R-AR): Unfortunately, too many students today struggle for years to repay their loans because Washington politicians dictate student-loan rates and end up hurting students and taxpayers alike. It`s causing tuition costs to skyrocket, leaving students buried in debt, often without jobs, and forced to delay buying a home and starting a family. As students struggle to repay their loans--regardless of the interest rate--taxpayers are on the hook for a $100 billion bailout--a burden hard-working Arkansans shouldn`t have to bear. A better path is to let Arkansas`s hometown banks work with students and families to finance higher education, just as they do with homes, farms, businesses, and other loans. I`m committed to bringing affordable higher education to every Arkansan and ending the federal-government monopoly on the student-lending business.
Source: S.707 / H.R.1433 13-H1433 on Apr 11, 2013
No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency.
Walz voted NAY A-PLUS Amendment To Student Success Act
Heritage Action Summary: An amendment offered by Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) and Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to the Student Success Act (H.R. 5). The amendment, known as A-PLUS (Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success), would give the states the ability to consolidate their federal education funds and use them for any lawful education purpose they deem beneficial.
Heritage Foundation recommendation to vote YES: (7/8/2015): A-PLUS lets states escape No Child Left Behind`s prescriptive programmatic requirements. At its core, A-PLUS delivers on the promise of `restoring state and local control over the 10% of education funding financed by the federal government,` moving dollars out of the hands of federal bureaucrats and political appointees and into the hands of those closer to the students. Now is the time for Congress to restore federalism in education, empower parents and students instead of bureaucrats and unions, and remove archaic obstacles that have
prevented true opportunity for all.
US News and World Report recommendation to vote NO: (4/7/2015): A-PLUS [is intended as] a no-strings-attached block grant. There isn`t all that much the federal government can do well in education, but it`s because of federally-required transparency that charter schools and voucher schools can demonstrate that they work. For example, New York City`s Success Academy scores in the top 1% of all the state`s public schools in math and in the top 3% in English. When Success Academy came under fire from teachers` union-backed Mayor Bill de Blasio, it was able to fight back with numbers to prove it. If a strong-union state were to receive a no-strings-attached block grant, transparency would be the first thing to go. A no-strings-attached block grant is an overreaction to federal overreach.
Legislative outcome: Failed House 195 to 235 (no Senate vote)
Source: Congressional vote 15-H0005 on Jul 8, 2015
Oppose private and religious school voucher programs.
Walz voted NAY SOAR Act
Heritage Action Summary: The House will vote to reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act (H.R. 10). The bill would continue funding through Fiscal Year 2021 and allow eligible students in Washington, D.C. to enroll in a participating private school.Analysis by Heritage Action:
ACLU recommendation to vote NO: (Letter to U.S.House, 3/29/2011): The ACLU urges Congress to oppose the SOAR Act, legislation to restart and expand Washington DC`s failed private and religious school voucher pilot program. Originally started as a five-year pilot program in 2004, the DC voucher program is the nation`s first and only federally-funded private and religious school voucher program. Under the federal voucher pilot program, funds were provided to schools even though they infuse their curricular materials with specific religious content and even though they are not covered by many of the nation`s civil rights statutes that
would otherwise protect students against discrimination. Additionally, each of the congressionally-mandated studies to explore the pilot program concluded that the voucher program had no significant effect on the academic achievement.
Cato Institute recommendation to vote YES: (4/28/2016): The Obama administration has repeatedly worked to undermine or eliminate the DC school choice program, even though it has the support of local Democratic politicians such as the DC Mayor and a majority of the DC City Council. Low-income students shouldn`t be condemned to low-quality schools just because their parents cannot afford a home in a wealthy neighborhood. The DC program was an important step toward breaking the link between home prices and school quality.
Legislative outcome: Passed by the House 240-191-3; never came to a vote in the Senate.
Source: Congressional vote 15-H0010 on Oct 21, 2015
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