Why Educators Support Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz share educators’ vision for strengthening public education, the middle class, and our country. They have the right priorities, experience, and ability to lead a new way forward.
Educators know it is important to elect leaders who care about students, public schools, and families.
Kamala Harris has a strong record of leadership and public service. Her choice of Tim Walz—a former classroom teacher, NEA member, and veteran—as her running mate, reinforces her commitment to public education, the labor movement, and uplifting all Americans.
Educators share a vision for the future with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz including:
- Better wages and working conditions for all educators,
- Better public schools that uplift all students, and
- Better opportunities for our families.
Champions for Students, Educators, and Public Schools
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are leaders who will work with educators to ensure every student—no matter their race, place, or background—attends excellent public schools so they can reach their full potential.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s careers have been defined by a commitment to public service and fierce advocacy for public education.
They have always stood up for students and educators.
- As Attorney General, Kamala Harris took on the for-profit colleges that were defrauding students and won. As Senator, she championed student debt relief. And as Vice President, she cast the deciding vote to provide record funding for America’s public schools and students plus so much more.
- Governor Walz is a beloved educator who spent over 20 years in the classroom as a high school social studies teacher and football coach, a proud NEA member, and a governor who charted a new way forward to put students and middle-class families first by raising educator salaries and making healthy meals free for Minnesota students.
In the White House, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will listen to educators. They will create a pathway to the middle class for our students with proud support for unions and all working people in our country.
- The Biden-Harris White House has been the most pro-labor administration in American history. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will build on the historic support for unions as they protect collective bargaining rights, invest in our communities, and bring down the cost of living for working families.
- Like President Biden, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz know that unions built the middle class. As an experienced educator and union member himself, Tim Walz knows the professionalism, dedication, and daily experiences of NEA members. Educators hold the power to elect public education champions up and down the ballot, starting with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz who’ll listen and lead our country forward for all of us.
Who’s Best for Public Schools?
Where do the candidates land on the issues that impact educators, students, schools, and communites? We did the research.