Neeraja Deshpande (RealClearEducation)
The American Association of Educators, the nation’s largest teachers union, said:Burn upLet’s give the title of “Education Governor” to Kamala Harris’ running mate, Tim Walz. “Governor Walz is known as the ‘Education Governor’ because he is an unwavering advocate for public school students and educators and an ally of working families and unions. As a high school teacher and NEA member, Walz is committed to raising the bar on public schools,” writes NEA President Becky Pringle.
The NEA’s support is worrisome to Americans who are genuinely concerned about the state of education in this country. For many years, the NEA has Radical politics Older than children.
Unfortunately, so is Tim Waltz.
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During the pandemic, Waltz Get in sync “As Governor, Tim Walz prioritized union funding over putting students first, with disastrous results,” he said. said House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) told the New York Post.
In fact, when Walz took office as Minnesota’s governor in 2019, 59.2% of Minnesota students were proficient in reading and 55% were proficient in math. Four years later, in 2023, those numbers will be Fell During the same period under the Walz administration, Minnesota’s chronic absenteeism rates rose to 49.9% and 45.5%, respectively. More than twice as muchThat number increased from 14% to 30% in 2018, before Walz took office. Ranking It went from fifth in the nation to 17th five years from now in 2024. With such dismal numbers, one would expect Walz to place emphasis on going back to the basics, such as reading, writing and math.
However, as an exception Pass a bill Though he plans to require evidence-based reading practices in schools in 2023, Walz’s education policies have little to do with actual education.
Instead, Waltz spent most of his time in office Fear-mongering Regarding the so-called conservative book ban, Exposed In May of this year, Governor Walz signed a bill that “prohibits schools from banning, removing, or otherwise restricting access to age-appropriate books or other materials in school libraries solely on the basis of their viewpoints, content, message, ideas, or opinions.” In effect, Minnesota teachers and librarians are free to expose children to Explicit Books Without accountability.
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Additionally, after riots erupted in Minnesota following the death of George Floyd, Waltz I tried to expand Ethnic Studies Education. In November 2021, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) radical K-12 ethnic studies curricula include: Critical Race Theory.
The new curriculum will become part of the social studies curriculum for Minnesota students starting in the 2026-27 school year. 3 Subcategories: “Identity,” “Resistance,” and “Ways of Knowing.” Minnesota students are forced, among other subjects, to “learn about the roots of contemporary systems of oppression and apply lessons from the past that can eliminate historical and contemporary injustices.” In other words, this educational mandate: Injecting activism To school in Minnesota.
This was the result of the Minnesota Department of Education under the Walz administration. I received that commandThis curriculum was provided by the Minnesota chapter of the Radical Liberation Education Network. state Its website states that its mission is “to be a political force in Minnesota to combat the colonial education status quo that prioritizes a Eurocentric curriculum.” In other words, instead of students learning about American history, Progressive subversive activity That’s it.
Make no mistake: The failure of Minnesota’s radical curriculum and education policies is a direct reflection of Mr. Walz’s priorities and judgment. And if he and Kamala Harris win in November, Minnesota’s education problems will undoubtedly be felt across the nation.
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