While Tim Walz has racked up an extremist record on a slew of issues as Governor of Minnesota, his education policy in particular stands out. If he and Kamala Harris can win the White House, Americans could expect Walz to lead the way in advancing the Biden-Harris administration’s radical takeover of the education system.
In May 2023, Walz and the Democrat majorities in the Minnesota legislature passed a $2 billion education bill that effectively amounted to a slush fund for left-wing interest groups and education priorities. The bill most notably contained funding for the Walz policy of putting feminine hygiene products in boys’ bathrooms in grades 4-12.
It also contained $6 million for an initiative requiring schools to implement “ethnic studies” courses starting in the 2027-2028 school year. As education policy expert Stanley Kurtz writes for National Review, while ethnic studies “still sounds to most Americans like innocent heritage boosterism,” it is in reality “race-based neo-Marxism” that “is a kind of anti-civics in which students are taught to reject and replace America’s system of government.”
Among other subjects, Minnesota students will now be forced to learn about “the roots of contemporary systems of oppression and apply lessons from the past that could eliminate historical and contemporary injustices.” It’s Critical Race Theory rebranded.
Moreover, not only has Walz made “ethnic studies” required learning for every public school student, he has mandated that the ideology is infused into every subject, from math to reading and writing. As Kurtz points out, Walz’s approach to ethnic studies is even more radical than the one taken by California Governor Gavin Newsom, who rebuffed the very same left-wing education activist groups that Walz has embraced.
In 2022, Walz even tried unsuccessfully to force his radical ethnic studies mandates on private schools and homeschool families.
Walz has also been a chief propagator of leftist fearmongering about “book bans” – liberal-speak for common-sense, parent-led efforts to remove sexually explicit and age-inappropriate materials from school library shelves. In May of this year, Walz signed into law a bill that “prohibits banning, removing, or otherwise restricting access to an otherwise age-appropriate book or other material from a school library based solely on the viewpoint, content, message, idea, or opinion conveyed.” In practice, this gives ideologically minded educators broad legal cover to expose children to graphic content and explicit topics that have no place in schools.
During the pandemic, Walz also proved that his true allegiance lies with national teachers union bosses rather than individual teachers, students, and families by keeping schools closed for an extended period of time. Should he and Harris win the White House, groups like the National Education Association, which has endorsed Harris and Walz, fought for school closures, and has openly embraced CRT, would have a strong ally in the White House.
Even more alarmingly for students and parents, all of Walz’s woke education reforms have coincided with declines in student performance. When Walz took office in 2019, 59 percent of Minnesota students were rated “proficient” in reading, while 55 percent were proficient in math. By 2023, those numbers had fallen to 50 percent and 45.5 percent respectively.
Over that same time period, Minnesota’s chronic absenteeism rate more than doubled, from 14 percent to 30 percent. Largely as a result, Minnesota’s schools are now ranked 17th in the nation. They were ranked 5th when Walz took office.
Despite these alarming statistics, Walz has refused to get back to the basics, instead opting to double and triple down on turning schools into left-wing indoctrination camps.
While Walz’s policies are glaringly out of step with most American parents, they are right in line with the Biden-Harris administration. Earlier this year, the Biden Department of Education finalized its Title IX rewrite which requires any educational institution which receives federal funding to allow males who identify as women to use women’s restroom and locker room facilities. It also compels teachers and students to use “preferred pronouns.”
The Biden Department of Education has also listed the debunked 1619 Project as a recommended resource for teachers and has awarded millions of dollars to left-wing activist groups forcing CRT into classrooms nationwide.
Every vice president has one or more issues that they specifically focus on during their time in office. For Harris, it was (supposedly) the border crisis and the “root causes” of immigration. For Walz, it could well be taking his radical education record national.
With classes starting back up throughout the nation, education policy is once again top of mind for millions of American parents. As those parents weigh their options for which presidential ticket to back this November, Walz’s education extremism speaks volumes.
Alan Jamison is the pen name of a political writer with extensive experience writing for several notable politicians and news outlets.
He is a dangerous man with serious problems. He is mentally ill and is allowed to perform as if all was normal. Is there no one to see the danger he is to our children? This is child abuse of the worst sort.
The dem plan is to dumb down the kids in the schools. That is the only way to gain control of the people forever. Start early. We will be taxed to death to implement all these controls. Suicides will go up because the kids wanting to learn are not allowed to fulfill that dream. We saw it during the pandemic. The whole dem plan for America is control over the people and how do they achieve that. By dumbing down the kids, taxing the middle class and starving the elderly and brainwashing all of us. The dems are close to the WEF 2030 globalizing plan and the UN agenda 21, the new world order. The culture wars have begun. The money wars are next. Unless we vote these radical dems out in November.
“Radically transform America’s schools?!” More like DESTROY America’s schools. If I had kids in school, I would seriously consider pulling them out. If I were a kid in America’s schools. I would be begging my parents to pull me out. The policies cited in this article are all reasons why we need universal school choice.
Even his own family can’t stand this left wing psychopathic demagogue with dictatorial ambitions. We need to keep his anti-American, and anti-human ideology out of our schools, and as far away from leading our country as we can.
As if the public school system isn’t a big enough disaster already; this hardcore marxist wants to heap a ton of feces on it and light it on fire. God help us if these two radicals steal this one!
The only thing I want public school to do for my kid is teach them reading..writing and arithmatic. Nothing else. But then if i had a kid right now, the last thing they’d be is in a government indoctrination center.
What is it with these groomers always wanting to read about or show pictures of a penis to children? Bet if a high schooler brought in a Hustler he’d be charged with a “hate crime” though! Nobody is “banning books”… but they know this and, as usual, gaslight the strawman behind a lie! What part of AGE APPROPRIATE don’t these pedophile enablers not understand?
this clown must not be elected as VP…………..he lies and is guilty of stolen valor.
Bottom line, the more ignorant and uneducated the student the more likely that student as an adult will be a good little peon. Don’t question, don’t ask, do what you’re told or you’ll be put on permanent hold or… cease to exist. Just like every other nation taken over by bleeding from the eyes dictators…and sadly we have a “republican” party, with few exceptions, that’s become the go along to get along party…maybe there’s something in it for them if they keep their yellow uniforms on. Then there’s the lamestream “media”. This is the same media, different traitors, that cheered on the mass murders of American citizens under comrade William Jefferson Clinton, by slander, urging on the slaughter, bad mouthing…and this included women and children CS gassed huddling in fear in the basement. Indeed he was impeached…for messing with an intern in the oval office. If anyone is naive to believe this can’t happen again, this was a sitting president, he and his fellow conspirators, Barack Hussein Obama and one other democrat who’s name escapes. Yes this is history, I get it…but this is a nation that’s forgotten who it once was.
Our nation is in more peril than maybe even in the beginning when England sent war ships to the east coast to “quell the rebels.” Our now and at least 3 past generations have no clue of even our true heritage. Colleges are indoctrinating students to support Palestine and scream for the death of Israel, literally the only ally we have. But like it or not, Patrick Henry said something over 2 centuries ago that is burned into my being; “When a nation forgets it’s God, tyrants soon forge it’s chains.” By and large with precious few exceptions, churches have closed their doors all over the nation. Our own Pledge of Allegiance contains the words: “One nation under God.” The devil’s having a field day.
You might even go so far to say that the Once United States of America has gone to war against itself and it’s Creator.
Walz is simply a loud-mouth who, quite mistakenly, takes himself seriously enough to order others to vote against their best interests.
The man is a danger, but the unconstitutional DOE just as bad and if both act together then education become nothing but indoctrination.
How could Minnesota vote this man in? He IS mentally ill.
The Dept of Education should be gotten rid of. Dismantle it, defund it, and let the states run the schools. There is no where it says we should be taxed to fund education or any of this nonsense.
Marxist DIMMs always talk about Project 2025 even though it is mostly common sense. Why don’t OUR candidates thump the DIMMs with the stated objectives and views of the NEA and AFT? These are totally radical and if parents really knew what the “teachers” were pushing, they’d likely vote for common-sense Republicans!! Today’s teachers (mostly) are not like OUR teachers were 40 years ago!
Wake UP America – it’s only going to get worse!
Walz is a prostitute like those who clamored to join the communist party in russia in the 20s or those who sold their souls to join the national socialists in the 30s. He is morally irredeemable and deplorable.
Thank God people are FINALLY waking up to the insanity of Harris and Walz. The polls that show them neck and neck are all false IMHO, designed to keep conservatives home on election day. Whenever sane people hear either of these two communists positions on just about any subject, they are aghast. Remember I said sane people, not the ones suffering from their media induced TDS – they certainly are not sane, nor are the talking heads on MSNBC nor the editors at NYT and WAPO. The nazis at the DNC have finally gone too far with their evil agenda. This election could be the beginning of the end of the demonrat party
Walz will boost home schooling by record numbers if elected.
The public school system is already indoctrinating our kids and grandkids. Send them to private schools where you have a say
It is more important now than ever that the Federal Department of Education be disestablished.
Wow! He may be more frightening than Harris. We’ve got American children who can not write a cohesive paragraph, balance their checkbook, or even read well, but they will be able to get contraceptives in the bathroom. They can be called he/she or it, be totally confused about their own gender, and know nothing of American history. But, let’s follow “the agenda.” These people are totally off the rails.
Very frightening. This man just gets worse and worse I choosing Walz, a horror show of a person, is an example of Kamala’s decision-making, God help us if she should win this election.
Walz’s policies are right in step with his Father Satan, that is, to destroy children’s minds by making them just like him!
unqualified and unacceptable hes a monster had many dui’s
This is the kind of crap that keeps me awake at night. Scary!
This man gives me the creeps. He is a clown act on steroids. Reminds me of John Wayne Gacy. Walz ideas are sickening. WE HAVE TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN FROM HIM.
The Democrat Party Evolution: from a chicken in every pot to a tampon in every boys bathroom.
I have paid a lot of attention to what is happening in public education. With what I know, I would advise home school or private school. The dumbing down of this country is in public education and illegal immigration! Illegals are putting their children in public schools who are illiterate, can’t speak English, have essentially no healthcare. Walz seems a bully and I wonder about his sexual preference due to his previous history!
civil war is on the way
If these two get in there , how long will they last before they are assasanated ?? Any gussers out there. ?? This country dont think thius can happen. Kyle L.
The problem with leaning into CRT topic as strongly as Walz and like minded leaders might support and elevate is that it’s a theory that elevates division, labeling and defining groups in a “hate speech” type manner. This approach clouds and demotes much more real and timely discussions of the nation’s performance in economic, educational, and security matters, to name only a few. Stay on task. There is more to be gained by focusing on issues that help unite rather than tend to divide.
The man is an IDIOT!
Excellent article. Walz wants everyone even dumber thanks to the Department of Education Federalization from Carter that started September 1, 1978. We went from Number ONE in the world to some disgusting number today. The American education has gone from average Senior High School level in 1977, to today of 4th grade level in 2024. This is all on democrats. Foreign countries surpass us drastically and it’s a disgrace for us. Even in Europe their kindergartners have been taught A.I. for the past 4 years while our children are taught how to be transgender garbage. FACT. This is an excellent reason why the Department of Education must be abolished and control of our education system go back into the hands of the States when people got a proper education and we are Number ONE again.
I am so glad I no longer have children in school. I would do what I did for my youngest when she was in high school that was not doing the job they should. I pulled her out and she got her diploma from a school in Chicago, doing all her classwork at home. And that was before computers. It is so much easier now to home school than when I did it. If more parents would do this, they might lose enough taxpayer money to wake up. We should not be having our taxes go to any organization that indoctrinates our children (grandchildren in my case). No wonder he spent so much time in China. He is trying to turn our schools into mind control institutions, just like China. You do know Chinese children cannot watch our version of TikTok? They have it only for learning (what the Chinese government tells them they need to learn). I can pretty much guess there would not be tampons in the Chinese male’s bathrooms however, nor males in the females bathrooms.
Harris and Walz like comrade Hillary are both Stalinists.Whoever checked out Walz when he applied to join the M NG.did a p☆ss poor job,then again look at who’s running the FBI.
How did America come to allow its “education” system to become so perverted? It has literally become a leftist indoctrination program. This to the point that Marxism, the most failed ideology in history, is supported and taught in our universities. If we don’t get the demonic rats out of control America is doomed. The CommieLaw/Gay Coward pairing is the most frightening possibility we have ever faced.
Notice a pattern here, like legacy media nearly everything from weather, sports, TV series, etc is loaded with PC talking points. Then there is Biden Harris shoving elections interference along with the Green Energy pollution into every department, so now education becomes another dumping ground for Leftist indoctrination.
Obama’s radical change for America has infiltrated the whole of the Democrat’s agenda and Dem politicians have been sold on the processes with the promise of Power and Wealth. Can we keep a majority of politicians from falling for the same promises?
This is similar to the issue with some of the Arizona schools, where there had LaRaza studies forced upon the students teaching hatred for the US and that the US stole the land from Mexico. Screw actual history, it’s not the demonrat way.
Fortunately we had at the time a person in the state superintendent of schools who fought against this, and groups out there talking.
The democrats are all about destroying everything good in the US. They are about division and hatred and telling lies about everything! Then people wonder why there is so much violence and an increase in mass shootings.
In my humble opinion as a loyal republican, that President Trump needs our faith and votes for him in November. Any other vote would be for communism. Harris and Waltz are dangerous for us and for the free United States. All of their policies have been detrimental to the U.S. For the past three years, there has nothing positive from the border to the disastrous Afghanistan loss of soldiers, not to mention to the loss of militarian weapons. I swear they hate America. Vote Trump!
The schools in this country are already in bad shape as far as actually teaching kids an education! There is mass indoctrination going on and parents are pulling their kids out of these public or gov-ed schools. We don’t need Tampon Tim turning little boys into little girls with dispensers of Tampons in the boys bathrooms! He’s not a mentally stable human being for even thinking of such ridiculous things.
“When Walz took office in 2019, 59 percent of Minnesota students were rated “proficient” in reading, while 55 percent were proficient in math. By 2023, those numbers had fallen to 50 percent and 45.5 percent respectively.”
A vote for Chameleon Kamala and Tampon Tim will spell the end of public education.
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