2022 MN Governor's race: on Education


Michelle Benson: Provide families with more choice and flexibility

Education that Puts Parents in Charge and Meets the Needs of our Children: Funding follows each child providing families with more choice and flexibility. Minnesota has a nation leading opportunity gap. It is immoral to leave some of our children behind. When we commit to change, Minnesota can be a world leader in educating our children.
Source: 2022 Minnesota Governor campaign website Michelle4MN.com Dec 23, 2021

Mike Murphy: Yes to early learning & increasing teacher's salaries

Minnesota ranks 20th in the nation for average teacher salaries, and that is unacceptable. Mike intends to introduce cost-saving programs that limit reckless spending by our school districts, directly reinvesting in our teachers through salary increases. Principals and administrators need the authority to hire the most qualified educators and the capability to discharge underperforming educators.

Research shows that quality early childhood education programs positively impact all children's cognitive and language development, regardless of income level or program setting. Early childhood learning makes a difference and is a sound investment. Despite budget challenges, it is essential to expand access to and improve the quality of early learning opportunities, particularly for low-income children.

Source: 2022 Minnesota governor campaign website MikeMurphyForMN.com Feb 16, 2021

Mike Murphy: Supports school choice; tax credits for private schools

School choice allows parents and guardians to use funding allocated for their child's education towards tuition at a private or specialty school of their choice. Tax-credit scholarship programs will offer tax credits to businesses that donate to scholarship-granting organizations or start an organization of their own that provides financial assistance to eligible students to use toward tuition expenses at a private or specialty school.
Source: 2022 Minnesota governor campaign website MikeMurphyForMN.com Feb 16, 2021

Mike Murphy: Yes to early learning & increasing teacher's salaries

Minnesota ranks 20th in the nation for average teacher salaries, and that is unacceptable. Mike intends to introduce cost-saving programs that limit reckless spending by our school districts, directly reinvesting in our teachers through salary increases. Principals and administrators need the authority to hire the most qualified educators and the capability to discharge underperforming educators.

Research shows that quality early childhood education programs positively impact all children's cognitive and language development, regardless of income level or program setting. Early childhood learning makes a difference and is a sound investment. Despite budget challenges, it is essential to expand access to and improve the quality of early learning opportunities, particularly for low-income children.

Source: 2022 Minnesota governor campaign website MikeMurphyForMN.com Feb 16, 2021

Mike Murphy: Supports school choice; tax credits for private schools

School choice allows parents and guardians to use funding allocated for their child's education towards tuition at a private or specialty school of their choice. Tax-credit scholarship programs will offer tax credits to businesses that donate to scholarship-granting organizations or start an organization of their own that provides financial assistance to eligible students to use toward tuition expenses at a private or specialty school.
Source: 2022 Minnesota governor campaign website MikeMurphyForMN.com Feb 16, 2021

Scott Jensen: Start funding kids, not broken institutions

Gov. Tim Walz stressed that the return on state investments in things like education "comes back to you tenfold over." Walz said, "You get a choice here of a vision of Minnesota, one that defunds our public schools or you get an opportunity for a state that is inclusive."

Jensen highlighted lagging student test scores, rising violent crime and inflation during Walz's tenure. "We need to start funding kids, not broken institutions," said Jensen, who is pushing for student choice, where dollars would follow students to private, charter or public schools. He also condemned closures of schools during the pandemic, saying, "These kids are going to be paying the price of Tim Walz's irresponsible policy decisions for years to come."

Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune on 2022 Minnesota Governor race Oct 18, 2022

Tim Walz: Free breakfast and lunch at school

Governor Walz signed a $2.3 billion education budget into law--the single-largest investment in public education in state history. Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan also provided Minnesota students free breakfast and lunch at school, created thousands of new pre-k seats, expanded access to mental health resources for students, and made significant investments to improve child literacy.
Source: 2022 Minnesota Governor campaign website mn.gov/Governor Aug 6, 2024

Tim Walz: Vision of inclusivity, vs. defunding our schools

Gov. Tim Walz stressed that the return on state investments in things like education "comes back to you tenfold over." Walz said, "You get a choice here of a vision of Minnesota, one that defunds our public schools or you get an opportunity for a state that is inclusive."

Jensen highlighted lagging student test scores, rising violent crime and inflation during Walz's tenure. "We need to start funding kids, not broken institutions," said Jensen, who is pushing for student choice, where dollars would follow students to private, charter or public schools. He also condemned closures of schools during the pandemic, saying, "These kids are going to be paying the price of Tim Walz's irresponsible policy decisions for years to come."

Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune on 2022 Minnesota Governor race Oct 18, 2022

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Candidates and political leaders on Education:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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