None of the candidates committed to reforming CCAP, such as by requiring that low-income children using CCAP funds be guaranteed quality Parent Aware-rated early learning programs.ĮASING CHILD CARE SHORTAGE. Murphy mentions expanded support for CCAP. Walz recommended fully funding and forecasting CCAP, along with supporting the growth of Parent Aware. Walz – mentioned support for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) in their remarks. Because UPK is expensive ($890 million/biennium), UPK backing could make it difficult for a new Governor to also invest much in early education for the 35,000 low-income children under age 5 who can’t access quality early learning programs. Tim Walz (DFL) – expressed strong support for the UPK approach. Two of the five candidates – Minnesota Rep. Unlike UPK, support for Scholarships crossed party lines. Three of the five candidates – Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson (GOP), former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (GOP), and Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson (DFL) – expressed support for Early Learning Scholarships. That’s a start.īIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. All five candidates expressed strong concern about Minnesota’s large achievement gaps. Actions obviously speak louder than words, but these five candidates used strong words about their desire to close Minnesota’s worst-in-the-nation achievement gaps.
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You can read their full responses by going to our website. What do Minnesota’s five major candidates vying to become our new Governor in 2019 think about early education? We asked them, by way of a written questionnaire, and all five responded. On all of those issues, Minnesota has a long way to go. Finally, we support reforming existing early education and care funding streams to make them more efficient, accountable and consistent with the best available research. In addition to Scholarships, we advocate for expanding the Parent Aware program to build more quality early education options and help parents find such programs and reward them. We feel strongly that Minnesota shouldn’t be subsidizing wealthier families with UPK at a time when early education opportunity gaps are hurting 35,000 younger, poorer children. More than any other policy option, Scholarships do the things research says we need to do to close those gaps – start early, target resources, demand best practices, and keep it flexible.Īt the same time, we oppose funding the universal pre-k (UPK) model, called Voluntary Pre-k in Minnesota, because it doesn’t start early, isn’t flexible enough to fit many families’ needs, and doesn’t target limited resources to the most vulnerable children. In pursuit of that goal, we champion Early Learning Scholarships. My organization is focused on closing Minnesota’s worst-in-the-nation achievement gaps, which means closing the early education opportunity gaps facing the 35,000 low-income Minnesota children who can’t access quality early education programs.
It remains murky as to who has an edge in the governor's race, where many candidates are vying for the nomination.įormer state Sen. With multiple candidates vying for 2022 endorsements for governor and attorney general, the Republican convention is shaping up to be the more interesting gathering.
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