This Minnesotan Warns: You REALLY Don’t Want Tim Walz Taking His Act Nationally; Minnesota Education Plummeted Under Democratic VP Pick, Former Teacher Tim Walz’s Leadership: Critics

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This Minnesotan warns: You REALLY don’t want Tim Walz taking his act nationally:

As a 50-year resident of Minnesota, I’ve followed vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s career closely.

Here are some things Americans should know.

First, Minnesota hasn’t prospered under Walz’s leadership.

Historically, ours was a prosperous state, with a per-capita gross domestic product above the national average.

But that advantage has been slipping; in 2023, for the first time ever, we fell below the national average.

This is the result of the high tax, out-of-control spending, heavy regulation and anti-growth policies of the Walz administration.

Minnesota was also always a low-crime state.

But Gov. Walz is anti-law enforcement, and his dithering for four days while Minneapolis burned during the George Floyd riots triggered a crime spree that continues to this day.

After five years of Tim Walz, Minnesota is officially a high-crime state for the first time in our history: Our per-capita rate of serious crimes is now above the national average.

Education is a similar story. Minnesotans used to be proud of their public schools, but during the Walz administration, while spending has skyrocketed, student achievement has plummeted.

Now, more than half of all K-12 students in Minnesota’s public schools can neither read nor do math at grade level.

The most recent reading scores for 4th and 8th graders are the lowest ever recorded, and 64% of 11th graders can’t do math at grade level. --->READ MORE HERE

Minnesota education plummeted under Democratic VP pick, former teacher Tim Walz’s leadership: critics:

Democratic vice-presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz touts his credentials as a former public school teacher on the campaign trail — but the North Star State’s education performance has deteriorated under his leadership, critics told The Post.

Since Walz entered the governor’s office in 2019, students’ comprehension statewide for reading and math has plummeted, while his administration has come under fire for pushing what’s been described as an extremist, ideology-influenced curricula in the classroom.

“He spent most of the last two years working to accommodate far-left demands in his party rather than working to address real education issues in our state,” Republican state Sen. Carla Nelson, also a former teacher, told The Post.

“The Walz agenda has included burdensome mandates on schools … [that] have since led to budget shortfalls across the state and pulled teachers away from their students to comply with requirements,” Nelson added.

Catrin Wigfall, a policy fellow at the state’s conservative Center of the American Experiment think tank, said there has been a greater emphasis under Walz on leftist ideology and woke political statements — such as a recent “book ban” prohibition bill — than tackling legitimate challenges afflicting the public school system.

“We’re seeing a shift in our education system, from a traditional focus on excellence and pragmatic instruction to one that is more ideologically and politically driven,” she said. --->READ MORE HERE

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