May 4 - Gov. Walz Pushes Summer Learning Package

Gov. Tim Walz and Lit Gov. Peggy Flanagan hold a news conference in front of Alice Smith Elementary School in Hopkins to call on the Legislature to pass the $150 million summer learning package in the Minnesota COVID-19 Recovery Budget. Gov. Walz was joined at the news conference by Education Commissioner Dr. Heather Mueller who told teachers, students and the media that the proposal includes school and community based learning, field trips and hands-on-learning, mental health support, summer preschool and college courses for graduating high school seniors.

Gov. Tim Walz talks with some of the teachers at Alice Smith Elementary School on Teacher Appreciation Day.

Layla Lyon Prado, a third grader at Alice Smith Elementary School, reacts as she meets Gov. Tim Walz.

Layla Lyon Prado, along with other students of Alice Smith Elementary School, got to talk with Gov. Walz prior to a news conference in front of the school.

Gov. Tim Walz addresses a news conference in front of Alice Smith Elementary School to call on the Legislature to pass the $150 million summer learning package in the COVID-19 Recovery Budget.

Students from Alice Smith Elementary School listen to Gov. Walz during a news conference in front of the school.

Education Commissioner Dr. Heather Mueller answers a question during the news conference about the summer learning package.

Several classes at Alice Smith Elementary School watch the news conference from the front lawn of the school.

Gov. Tim Walz, after pushing the summer learning package, gave several students of Alice Smith Elementary School a push on a tire swing on the playground of the school.